Mammographic density, parity and age at first birth, and risk of breast cancer: An analysis of four case-control studies

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1163-1171

  Woolcott, Christy G ^a   Koga, Karin ^b   Conroy, Shannon M ^b   Byrne, Celia ^c   Nagata, Chisato ^d   Ursin, Giske ^e   Vachon, Celine M ^f   Yaffe, Martin J ^g   Pagano, Ian ^b   Maskarinec, Gertraud ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^g Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Effect modification; Epidemiology; Mammographic density; Reproductive factors; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE AT FIRST BIRTH; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EFFECT MODIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHIC DENSITY; MATERNAL AGE; NULLIPARA; OBESITY; PARITY; PERCENT DENSE AREA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES; AGE; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865175083     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1929-9     Document Type: Article

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