TY  - JOUR
T1  - BReast density and cancer
AU  - Kuehn BM
Y1  - 2012/10/24
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.13639
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1621
EP  - 1621
VL  - 308
IS  - 16
N2  - 
Previous research has suggested that women with dense breasts are at greater risk of developing breast cancer, but it was not clear whether these women also have poorer outcomes. Researchers from the NCI and the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium compared outcomes among 9232 women with breast cancer based on breast density and other factors. The women were followed up for 6.6 years on average, and there were 1795 deaths in the group, including 889 cancer-related deaths. The scientists found that women with dense breasts were not more likely than other women to die of cancer or any cause. The authors concluded that risk factors for cancer may not necessarily influence whether women are more likely to die as a result of the disease.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.13639
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.13639
ER  -