Sentences with phrase «to increase breast density»

«By increasing breast density, the use of combination estrogen - plus - progestin hormone therapy may increase breast - cancer risk as well as decrease the sensitivity of screening mammography,» McTiernan said.

When researchers examined the survey results for race and ethnicity, they found increased breast density awareness among white, non-Hispanic women relative to minority women.

Study finds combination - hormone therapy increases breast density, quadruples chance of abnormal mammograms for postmenopausal women

This study suggests that a Western diet increases breast density.

Within the context of breast cancer, the authors discuss the role of increased breast density, which can mask cancers that present as masses on mammography and which is considered to be an independent risk factor for the disease.

To understand increased breast density as an independent risk factor for breast cancer and to identify supplemental imaging modalities that might be appropriate for each individual woman with dense br...

Experts postulate consuming sugar may produce increased breast density by stimulating cell growth.

Increased breast density has been shown to mask cancers on the mammogram as well as to be associated with future risk of breast cancer.

Increased breast density is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer.

A new study finds that women who consume more than three sweetened fruit juices or fizzy drinks per week have increased breast density, a condition considered a major risk factor for breast cancer.