Breast cancer occurs five times more often in glands in which glandular tissue predominates. Prevalence of adipose tissue reduces the risk of cancer. The study shows that, in addition to the generally accepted, there are additional risk factors that should be discussed with patients.

On a mammogram, the glandular tissue looks lighter and quite often it conceals a developing tumor. In addition to the worst diagnosis, in the structure of such a gland, a tumor can actually develop more often.

Until now, age and the presence of a certain genetic sequence were considered serious risk factors. The density and structure of the mammary gland as a risk factor was not considered.

Scientists from Canada investigated the history of more than 1,112 women and came to the conclusion that the density of the gland itself should be assessed as a risk factor.

Density is a concept that can not be established independently.

It can be determined only on a mammogram, correlating the amount of connective tissue, adipose tissue and the amount of tissue of the gland itself.

When mammography was performed, pi of gland density equal to 75%, the cancer developed 5 times more often than at a density of 10%. In addition, the masking effect of dense tissue did not allow detecting a tumor at an early stage.

Breast cancer is the second cause of death from cancer in women after lung cancer. Annually in the world of him die 370,000 women.

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