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ArticleBreast cancer research and treatment2024

Reproductive risk factors for breast cancer and association with novel breast density measurements among Hispanic, Black, and White women.

Mollie E Barnard, Natalie C DuPré, John J Heine, Erin E Fowler, Divya J Murthy, Rebecca L Nelleke, Ariane Chan, Erica T Warner, Rulla M Tamimi

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Article in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Mammographic Density in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk Factors among Chinese Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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  5. Lifecourse Growth and Development Determinants of Mammographic Density in Black Women.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Mollie E BarnardSlone Epidemiology Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA. barnard@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4843-4655
Natalie C DuPréDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
John J HeineDivision of Population Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
Erin E FowlerDivision of Population Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
Divya J MurthyChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Rebecca L NellekeChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ariane ChanVolpara Health Technologies Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand.
Erica T Warner *Clinical Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Rulla M Tamimi *Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical, New York, NY, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USMoffitt Cancer Center · USBoston University · USCornell University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USUniversity of Louisville · US

Funding

Training Program in Cancer EpidemiologyT32CA009001 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI A. Heather Eliassen, Meir Stampfer · 1985 to 2026
$17.3M
University of Louisville Center for Integrative Environmental Health SciencesP30ES030283 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI Amanda Jo LeBlanc · 2020 to 2026
$10.0M
Race/Ethnicity and Mammographic Density: Genetic and Lifestyle FactorsK01CA188075 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WARNER, ERICA T · 2014 to 2017
$518k
Inflammation and gynecologic cancer: the role of prostaglandins in ovarian cancerK00CA212222 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BARNARD, MOLLIE ELYSE · 2018 to 2021
$415k
NCI NIH HHS K00 CA212222NCI NIH HHS K01 CA188075NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009001NCI NIH HHS T32 CA09001NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES030283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThere are differences in the distributions of breast cancer incidence and risk factors by race and ethnicity. Given the strong association between breast density and breast cancer, it is of interest describe racial and ethnic variation in the determinants of breast density.

methodsWe characterized racial and ethnic variation in reproductive history and several measures of breast density for Hispanic (n = 286), non-Hispanic Black (n = 255), and non-Hispanic White (n = 1694) women imaged at a single hospital. We quantified associations between reproductive factors and percent volumetric density (PVD), dense volume (DV), non-dense volume (NDV), and a novel measure of pixel intensity variation (V) using multivariable-adjusted linear regression, and tested for statistical heterogeneity by race and ethnicity.

resultsReproductive factors most strongly associated with breast density were age at menarche, parity, and oral contraceptive use. Variation by race and ethnicity was most evident for the associations between reproductive factors and NDV (minimum p-heterogeneity:0.008) and V (minimum p-heterogeneity:0.004) and least evident for PVD (minimum p-heterogeneity:0.042) and DV (minimum p-heterogeneity:0.041).

conclusionReproductive choices, particularly those related to childbearing and oral contraceptive use, may contribute to racial and ethnic variation in breast density.

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Breast NeoplasmsBlack or African AmericanBreast DensityContraceptives, OralFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansPregnancyReproductive HistoryRisk FactorsWhiteWhite PeopleContraceptives, OralBreast densityEpidemiologyMammographyReproductive health

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PMID38095811
PMCPMC10948301
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