Change in breast density over time provides clues about breast cancer risk

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 17:01 in Health & Medicine

A decrease in breast density, or the proportion of fibroglandular tissue depicted on the mammogram image, over a number of years is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer, researchers from the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota report at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting 2010.

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