Awareness of Breast Density and Its Impact on Breast Cancer Detection and Risk
Rhodes DJ, Radecki Breitkopf C, Ziegenfuss JY, Jenkins SM, Vachon CM. Awareness of Breast Density and Its Impact on Breast Cancer Detection and Risk. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 1143-1150. PMID: 25732156, PMCID: PMC4551864, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.57.0325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAwarenessBlack or African AmericanBreastBreast NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesEarly Detection of CancerEducational StatusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRisk FactorsSocial ClassUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsRace/ethnicityBD awarenessWhite non-Hispanic race/ethnicityCancer detectionPostmenopausal hormone therapyNational cross-sectional surveyNon-Hispanic race/ethnicityPrior breast biopsyBreast cancer detectionHealth care providersCross-sectional surveyBreast density informationMultivariable adjustmentHormone therapyDiagnostic evaluationCancer riskCare providersBreast biopsyConnecticut residentsBreast densityHigher household incomeProbability-based sampleHousehold incomeWomenRiskBackground parenchymal uptake during molecular breast imaging and associated clinical factors.
Hruska CB, Rhodes DJ, Conners AL, Jones KN, Carter RE, Lingineni RK, Vachon CM. Background parenchymal uptake during molecular breast imaging and associated clinical factors. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: w363-70. PMID: 25714323, PMCID: PMC4423612, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.12979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBackground parenchymal uptakePostmenopausal hormone therapyParenchymal uptakeBreast cancerMolecular breast imagingHormone therapyClinical factorsMammographic densityDense breastsBI-RADS density categoriesChi-square testMenopausal statusPatient characteristicsHormonal contraceptivesEligible participantsGail modelMenstrual cycleSubsequent riskPrevious mammogramsMolecular breastBreast implantsUnderlying causeCancerBreastWomen