Breast Density and Risk of Breast Cancer in Asian Women: A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies

The established theory that breast density is an independent predictor of breast cancer risk is based on studies targeting white women in the West. More Asian women than Western women have dense breasts, but the incidence of breast cancer is lower among Asian women. This meta-analysis investigated the association between breast density in mammography and breast cancer risk in Asian women.PubMed and Scopus were searched, and the final date of...