The journal Cancer reports on a new study which shows that women previously treated for breast cancer have a higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have highly dense breasts. Women who were classified as having highly dense breasts had a 21% chance of cancer recurrence, compared to 5% among women with low-density breasts. Because of this the study authors suggest that women with highly dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies, such as radiation, after breast and lymph node surgery. [via Medical News Today]
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
November 10th, 2009 at 3:34 am
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November 10th, 2009 at 7:45 am
QUESTION
How do you classify a DENSE BREAST? Once again you are leaving an unanswered statement in your short article.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Denis -
Thanks for your comment. I keep my posts short so readers can get a “quick bite”, if you will, of the information I want to pass on for the day. If you would like to read more, I always include a link to the original article at the end of each post. As for your question regarding breast density, according to the article, low density is defined as (<25 percent dense tissue), intermediate density (25 percent to 50 percent dense tissue) and high density (>50 percent dense tissue).
November 15th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I received an email suggesting that antiperspirants blocking armpits from excreting toxins through sweating are a cause for breast cancer.
Any reason you would believe this?