Correlates of high-density mammographic parenchymal patterns by menopausal status in a rural population in Northern Greece

Reproductive factors affect breast cancer risk, but less is known of their associations with mammographic density and whether these differ by menopausal status. We report on a cross-sectional study of 1946 pre- and 3047 post-menopausal women who joined a breast screening programme in Northern Greece...

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Published in:European journal of cancer (1990) 2005-03, Vol.41 (4), p.590-600
Main Authors: Riza, Elena, dos Santos Silva, Isabel, De Stavola, Bianca, Perry, Nicholas, Karadedou-Zafiriadou, Efi, Linos, Dimitrios, Remoundos, Dionysios-Dennis, Linos, Athena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anthropometric variables
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Breast cancer
Breast density
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Greece - epidemiology
Humans
Mammographic parenchymal patterns
Mammography - methods
Medical sciences
Menopausal status
Menopause - physiology
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Reproductive variables
Rural Health
Tumors
Wolfe classification
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Summary:Reproductive factors affect breast cancer risk, but less is known of their associations with mammographic density and whether these differ by menopausal status. We report on a cross-sectional study of 1946 pre- and 3047 post-menopausal women who joined a breast screening programme in Northern Greece during 1993–1997. The odds of having a high-density Wolfe pattern (P2/DY) was inversely associated with age ( P for linear trend
ISSN:0959-8049
1879-0852
DOI:10.1016/j.ejca.2004.12.014