Sentences with phrase «young women with dense breasts»

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By Denise Mann THURSDAY, April 30, 2009 (Health.com)-- Young women with dense breasts — as measured by the percentage of water in their breast tissue — may be at greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life than women with less - dense breasts.

Young women with dense breasts - as measured by the percentage of water in their breast tissue - may be at greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life than women with less - dense breasts.

This can be especially useful for young women with dense breasts, says Janet Wolter, MD, a medical oncologist and the Brian Piccolo chair of Breast Cancer Research at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, because their home breast self - exams (BSEs) are trickier to interpret.

Not exact matches

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