Menstrual Cycle Variation in Mammographic Breast Density: So Who Cares?
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Menstrual cycle variation in mammographic breast density: so who cares?
So who cares? Is it really important that there is a 4% excess in the proportion of women with mammographically ‘‘extremely dense breasts’’ in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle compared with the follicular phase? For that is what White et al. (1) have clearly shown in this issue of the Journal in a study based on an analysis of 2591 menstruating women who had screening mammograms in a hea...
متن کاملMammographic density changes during the menstrual cycle.
The ability to detect small tumors is impaired in dense mammograms. It has been suggested that the sensitivity of mammograms could be lower in mammograms obtained during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. We examined the change in mammographic density from the follicular to the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in 11 women. Although the average increase in densities was quite small (1.2...
متن کاملMammographic breast density, dense area, and breast area differences by phase in the menstrual cycle.
BACKGROUND Mammographic breast density may be greater in the luteal phase (days 15-30) than the follicular phase (days 1-14) of the menstrual cycle; this may have implications for when mammography screening should occur. OBJECTIVE Examine whether percent breast density, breast area, or dense area differ by menstrual phase. METHODS We identified 204 premenopausal women with regular periods w...
متن کاملDifferences in measured mammographic density in the menstrual cycle.
BACKGROUND In premenopausal women, the sensitivity of screening mammography for detecting breast cancer has been reported to be greater in the follicular phase than in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, which may be due to differences in mammographic density. To examine this possible effect, we compared mammographic density in premenopausal women who had mammograms at different phases of ...
متن کاملRe: Variation in mammographic breast density by time in menstrual cycle among women aged 40-49 years.
BACKGROUND Mammography is less effective for women aged 40-49 years than for older women, which has led to a call for research to improve the performance of screening mammography for younger women. One factor that may influence the performance of mammography is breast density. Younger women have greater mammographic breast density on average, and increased breast density increases the likelihoo...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0027-8874,1460-2105
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.12.875