Mammographic density and ageing: a collaborative pooled analysis of cross-sectional data from 22 countries worldwide

A new study coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and published in PLoS Medicine assesses the variations in breast density with ageing in 22 countries worldwide, in order to evaluate the basic epidemiology of this strong marker of breast cancer risk. The results indicate that declines in breast density with ageing and through the menopausal transition appear to be an inherent feature of this risk marker in women worldwide.

Burton A, Maskarinec G, Perez-Gomez B, Vachon C, Miao H, Lajous M, et al.
Mammographic density and ageing: a collaborative pooled analysis of cross-sectional data from 22 countries worldwide
PLoS Med, Published online 30 June 2017;
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002335

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