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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000 92(6):443; doi:10.1093/jnci/92.6.443
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 6, 443, March 15, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

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Breast Density and Cancer Risk: What Is the Relationship?

Judith White

Women with dense breasts have been shown to have a four- to six-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer; only age and BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase risk more.

Breast density is a radiologic phenomenon different from the common notion of density as weight per unit of volume. Breast density is not discernable by palpation but rather relates to the fact that . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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