Background Extensive mammographic density is associated with an increased risk of breast
cancer and makes the detection of cancer by mammography difficult, but the influence of …

Extensive radiologically dense breast tissue is associated with a marked increase in breast
cancer risk. To explore the biological basis for this association, we have examined the …

BACKGROUND: Women with invasive breast cancer who are treated with breast‐conserving
surgery and radiotherapy face a cumulative risk of local disease recurrence of …

BACKGROUND: A family history of breast cancer is known to increase risk of the disease, but
other genetic and environmental factors that modify this risk are likely to exist. One of these …

Background: Mammographic density has been found to be a strong risk factor for breast cancer
and to be associated with age, body weight, parity, and menopausal status. Most studies …

Objective To examine the combined and individual predictive values of fine-needle aspiration
(FNA), physical examination (PE) of the breast and mammography (the “triple test”) in …

Background: There is evidence that factors such as current hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
use and mammographic density may each lower the sensitivity of mammography and …

The claim that classification of the pattern of the breast parenchyma upon mammography
can distinguish groups at different risks for breast cancer has been examined by 17 other …

We have examined variation in the interpretation of xeromammograms among radiologists
designated to take part in a Canadian multicenter randomized controlled trial of screening for …

Wolfe has described different cancer risks associated with a classification of four patterns of
the breast parenchyma on mammography, but there is however little information available …