Open AccessCombined effect of volumetric breast density and body mass index on breast cancer risk
Author(s) -
Natalie J. Engmann,
Christopher G. Scott,
Matthew R. Jensen,
Stacey J. Winham,
Diana L. Miglioretti,
Lin Ma,
Kathleen R. Brandt,
Amir Pasha Mahmoudzadeh,
Dana H. Whaley,
Carrie B. Hruska,
Fang Wu,
Aaron D. Norman,
Robert A. Hiatt,
John J. Heine,
John Shepherd,
V. Shane Pankratz,
Celine M. Vachon,
Karla Kerlikowske
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
breast cancer research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.908
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1573-7217
pISSN - 0167-6806
DOI - 10.1007/s10549-019-05283-z
Subject(s) - breast cancer , body mass index , medicine , mammography , gynecology , obstetrics , menopause , cancer , breast cancer screening , oncology
Breast density and body mass index (BMI) are used for breast cancer risk stratification. We evaluate whether the positive association between volumetric breast density and breast cancer risk is strengthened with increasing BMI.