Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Women with a high breast density have an increased risk of breast cancer, which prevalence increases after menopause in obese subjects. Breast density can be calculated on mammograms as the proportion of dense tissue (percent mammographic density-PMD). Several factors may influence the PMD, including age, menopausal status, body mass index (BMI), and bone mineral density (BMD) taken as an index of overall estrogen exposure. However, conflicting data have been rep...