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07-20-2006, 08:27 AM

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/347/12/886

I know that my mammograms showed very dense breast tissue prior to my diagnosis. Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Who knows, maybe I was just genetically predisposed for dense breast tissue since both of my grandmas have bc too.

07-20-2006, 08:27 AM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Recent article linking high breast density/ breast cancer to heredity http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/347/12/886 I know that my mammograms showed very dense breast tissue prior to my diagnosis. Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Who knows, maybe I was just genetically predisposed for dense breast tissue since both of my grandmas have bc too.