Mammographic calcifications association with risk of advanced breast cancer
Mammographic calcifications increase advanced cancer risk beyond having dense breasts and being overweight/obese. Future research should investigate strength of associations by type of calcification and incorporation of calcifications into advanced cancer risk models for improvement in model accuracy.
Authors
- Sarah J. Nyante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1770-5993)
- Karla Kerlikowske
- Linn Abraham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0840-1947)
- Diana L. Miglioretti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5547-1833)
- Olivia Sattayapiwat
- Brian L. Sprague
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-025-07753-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- National Cancer Institute