ArticleClinical epidemiology2018
Does breast density measured through population-based screening independently increase breast cancer risk in Asian females?
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the diagnostic capability of automated breast ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in breast cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
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- Trajectories of breast density change over time and subsequent breast cancer risk: longitudinal study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Article
- Breast Cancer Incidence Among Asian American Women in New York City: Disparities in Screening and Presentation.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Estimating Age-Specific Mean Sojourn Time of Breast Cancer and Sensitivity of Mammographic Screening by Breast Density among Korean Women.Cancer research and treatment · 2023Article
- Family history of breast cancer, mammographic breast density and breast cancer risk: Findings from a cohort study of Korean women.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2022Article
- Breast Cancer Disparities in Asian Women: The Need for Disaggregated Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mammographic breast density and breast cancer risk in the Saudi population: a case-control study using visual and automated methods.The British journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing Mammographic Density in Asian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study in the Northeast Region of Peninsular Malaysia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Factors associated with mammographic breast density among women in Karachi Pakistan.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Association of the Interaction Between Mammographic Breast Density, Body Mass Index, and Menopausal Status With Breast Cancer Risk Among Korean Women.JAMA network open · 2021Observational
- Association of Breast Density With Breast Cancer Risk Among Women Aged 65 Years or Older by Age Group and Body Mass Index.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of the Korean National Cancer Screening Program in reducing breast cancer mortality.NPJ breast cancer · 2021Article
- Mammographic Breast Density in Pakistani Women, Factors Affecting It, and Inter-Observer Variability in Assessment.Cureus · 2021Article
- Survival Rates of Breast Cancer Patients Aged 40 to 49 Years according to Detection Modality in Korea: Screening Ultrasound versus Mammography.Korean journal of radiology · 2021Article
- Breast Density of Mammography is Correlated with Reproductive Risk Factors Regardless of Menopausal Status: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Korean National Screening Program.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2020Article
- Automated Breast Ultrasound Screening for Dense Breasts.Korean journal of radiology · 2020Review
- Prevalence of Women with Dense Breasts in Korea: Results from a Nationwide Cross-sectional Study.Cancer research and treatment · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of breast density on breast cancer risk among women screened via a nationwide mammographic screening program. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe conducted a nested case-control study for a randomly selected population of 1,561 breast cancer patients and 6,002 matched controls from the National Cancer Screening Program. Breast density was measured and recorded by two independent radiologists using the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS). Associations between BI-RADS density and breast cancer risk were evaluated according to screening results, time elapsed since receiving non-recall results, age, and menopausal status after adjusting for possible covariates.
resultsBreast cancer risk for women with extremely dense breasts was five times higher (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] =5.0; 95% confidence interval [CI]) =3.7-6.7) than that for women with an almost entirely fatty breast, although the risk differed between recalled women (aOR =3.3, 95% CI =2.3-3.6) and women with non-recalled results (aOR =12.1, 95% CI =6.3-23.3,
conclusionThis study confirmed an increased risk of breast cancer with greater breast density in Korean women which was consistent regardless of BI-RADS assessment category, time interval after initially non-recall results, and menopausal status.
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