Breast density and mode of detection in relation to breast cancer specific survival: a cohort study.

Summary, in English

The aim of this study was to examine breast density in relation to breast cancer specific survival and to assess if this potential association was modified by mode of detection. An additional aim was to study whether the established association between mode of detection and survival is modified by breast density.

• Author: Åsa Olsson; Hanna Sartor; Signe Borgquist; Sophia Zackrisson; Jonas Manjer
• Department/s: Surgery; Radiology Diagnostics, Malmö; BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation; Breastcancer-genetics; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: BMC Cancer
• Volume: 14
• Issue: Mar 28
• Full text: - 218 kB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678853?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-229
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: BioMed Central (BMC)
• Topic: Cancer and Oncology
• Status: Published
• Research group: Surgery; Radiology Diagnostics, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1471-2407