Biological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities in Mammographic Density and Breast Cancer Risk
Mammographic density is an important risk factor for breast cancer; women with extremely dense breasts have a four to six fold increased risk of breast cancer compared to women with mostly fatty breasts, when matched with age and body mass index. High mammographic density is characterised by high pr...
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Main Authors: | Maddison Archer, Pallave Dasari, Andreas Evdokiou, Wendy V. Ingman |
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Language: | EN |
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MDPI AG
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/56b3b5d0813c4a6db3bd9f5536b7e7bc |
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