Having dense breasts is a risk factor for breast cancer. But how do you know if you have dense breasts, and how should it affect the way you approach screening for the disease? Radiologist Elise ...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown type of connective tissue cells that surround cancer cells in pancreatic tumors. The newly discovered cells counteract tumor development and may ...

The dense breast tissue not only makes it challenging to interpret the mammograms, but it is also an independent risk factor that increases the risk of breast cancer.

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The enzyme lysyl oxidase (LOX) initiates cross-linking in collagen, a structural protein that is the main component of the extracellular matrix in connective tissues, by converting lysyl amines to ...

The findings suggested that Z-endoxifen could be used as a preventative therapy for women with dense breast tissue. Currently, Atossa's stock is trading at $1.29, up 2.78 percent on the Nasdaq.

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Starting this week, all mammography reports and result letters to patients in the United States will be required to include an assessment of a patient’s breast density.

Researchers have developed a new way to see organs within a body by rendering overlying tissues transparent to visible light. The counterintuitive process—a topical application of food-safe dye ...

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New breast cancer screening using positron emission could reduce false-positives in women with dense tissue by 16 percent.