Mammographic density and breast cancer risk: current understanding and future prospects

Variations in percent mammographic density (PMD) reflect variations in the amounts of collagen and number of epithelial and non-epithelial cells in the breast. Extensive PMD is associated with a markedly increased risk of invasive breast cancer. The PMD phenotype is important in the context of breas...

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Autores principales: Boyd, Norman F, Martin, Lisa J, Yaffe, Martin J, Minkin, Salomon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22114898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr2942

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22114898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr2942

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