New study says that breast density and hormone used is linked to breast cancer risk in women.
In a story published by eMaxHealth showing how breast cancer is linked to breast density the Mayo Clinic researchers have revealed several possibilities on how breast tissue density may lead to breast cancer.
In the same story Kathleen Blanchard, RN writes "Studies presented at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center-American Association for Cancer Research (CTRC-AACR) San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium shows that dense breast in women contain the types of cells that can more easily lead to breast cancer. Karthik Ghosh, M.D., a Mayo Clinic breast cancer researcher and physician who led one of two studies presented says, "We found a dramatic difference in tissue composition between dense and non-dense tissue in the breast."
Mayo Clinic report directly shows the link of breast tissue density and breast cancer.
"In two studies being presented simultaneously in poster form at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center-American Association for Cancer Research (CTRC-AACR) San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the researchers report that dense breast tissue contains more cells believed to give rise to breast cancer, compared to non-dense tissue. "We found a dramatic difference in tissue composition between dense and non-dense tissue in the breast," says Karthik Ghosh, M.D., a Mayo Clinic breast cancer researcher and physician who led one study.
"In a second study, researchers also found that dense breast tissue has more aromatase enzyme than non-dense tissue. This is significant because aromatase helps convert androgen hormones into estrogen, and estrogen is important in breast cancer development, says that study's lead investigator, Celine Vachon, Ph.D."
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