Raised mammographic density: causative mechanisms and biological consequences.
Breast Cancer Res
; 18(1): 45, 2016 05 03.
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| ID: mdl-27142210
ABSTRACT
High mammographic density is the most important risk factor for breast cancer, after ageing. However, the composition, architecture, and mechanical properties of high X-ray density soft tissues, and the causative mechanisms resulting in different mammographic densities, are not well described. Moreover, it is not known how high breast density leads to increased susceptibility for cancer, or the extent to which it causes the genomic changes that characterise the disease. An understanding of these principals may lead to new diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Densidade da Mama
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Breast Cancer Res
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article