Mammographic density and breast cancer: A comparison of related and unrelated controls in the Breast Cancer Family Registry

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Linton, Linda ^a   Martin, Lisa J ^a   Li, Qing ^a   Huszti, Ella ^a   Minkin, Salomon ^a   John, Esther M ^b,c,d   Rommens, Johanna ^e   Paterson, Andrew D ^f   Boyd, Norman F ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case control; Case control study; Mammographic density; Overmatching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MAMMARY GLAND; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTER; SIBLING;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84878006294     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: 1465542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr3430     Document Type: Article

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