Open AccessPatrones de densidad mamaria por mamografía en mujeres de Torreón, Coahuila
Author(s) -
Esmeralda Martínez-García,
José Luis Cortés-Sánchez,
Christa Nadine Ovalle-Escalera,
Tania González-Cortés,
Jorge Haro-Santa Cruz,
Hilda Isabel Sarmiento-Martínez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista medica del instituto mexicano del seguro social/revista médica del instituto mexicano del seguro social
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2448-5667
pISSN - 0443-5117
DOI - 10.24875/rmimss.m21000053
Subject(s) - geography
Breast cancer is the main cause of death by cancer in Mexican women. High mammographic breast density is a well-established breast cancer risk factor that also increases the risk of death. However, there is limited data of breast density patterns among Mexican women and their association with breast cancer incidence and mortality.