Breast Density and Breast Cancer Risk

Among all risk factors, breast density is the most important predictor of breast cancer risk. Increase in breast cancer risk from lowest to highest breast density category is on the order of fivefold depending on the age of the patient, with greater relative risk in older women. Mammographic density, when added to the factors used in predictive models, increase the power of prediction and thus is independent of other risk factors.

Among all risk factors, breast density is the most important predictor of breast cancer risk. Increase in breast cancer risk from lowest to highest breast density category is on the order of fivefold depending on the age of the patient, with greater relative risk in older women. Mammographic density, when added to the factors used in predictive models, increase the power of prediction and thus is independent of other risk factors.

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Видео Breast Density and Breast Cancer Risk канала The Informed Woman Magazine