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To review evidence establishing mammographic density as an independent breast cancer risk factor, examine prediction models incorporating density, and evaluate clinical implications.

December 1, 2007Breast Cancer ResearchOpen Access

Mammographic density, breast cancer risk and risk prediction

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CVCeline M. VachonRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center CGCarla H. van GilsUniversity Medical Center Utrecht TSThomas A. SellersDartmouth College

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Review reveals mammographic density enhances breast cancer risk prediction accuracy across diverse populations, suggesting potential replacement of standard clinical risk assessment models.

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To review evidence establishing mammographic density as an independent breast cancer risk factor, examine prediction models incorporating density, and evaluate clinical implications.
Reviewed observational and clinical literature evaluating mammographic density across varied populations and age groups at screening.
Analyzed the integration of density metrics into established breast cancer risk prediction frameworks, including comparisons to the Gail model.
Assessed emerging technological approaches, specifically standardized volumetric density assessments using full-field digital mammography.
Mammographic density consistently operates as a strong, independent predictor of breast cancer across diverse populations and ages.
Adding mammographic density into existing risk prediction algorithms modestly improves discriminatory accuracy over models such as the Gail model.
Absolute individual risk estimates remain limited, though emerging standardized volumetric density metrics via digital mammography show potential to improve predictive precision.

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Vachon et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d924707fca1f84ab68448d https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr1829

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Review reveals mammographic density enhances breast cancer risk prediction accuracy across diverse populations, suggesting potential replacement of standard clinical risk assessment models.

Mammographic density, breast cancer risk and risk prediction

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Mammographic density, breast cancer risk and risk prediction

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