Adjusting for BMI in analyses of volumetric mammographic density and breast cancer risk

Abstract Background Fully automated assessment of mammographic density (MD), a biomarker of breast cancer risk, is being increasingly performed in screening settings. However, data on body mass index (BMI), a confounder of the MD–risk association, are not routinely collected at screening. We investi...

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Autors principals:	Sue Hudson, Kirsti Vik Hjerkind, Sarah Vinnicombe, Steve Allen, Cassia Trewin, Giske Ursin, Isabel dos-Santos-Silva, Bianca L. De Stavola
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2018-12-01
Col·lecció:	Breast Cancer Research
Matèries:	BMI Breast cancer Breast density Mammographic density OPERA
Accés en línia:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-018-1078-8
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