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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
There are strong data showing that increased breast cancer risk is associated with increased mammographic density. Tamoxifen has been shown to decrease the risk of invasive breast cancer and decrease breast density. We sought to demonstrate and calculate the extent of change in mammographic density in women who have taken tamoxifen for up to 2 years. We evaluated mammograms from 28 high-risk women who were taking tamoxifen. Four different methods of evaluation were used: (a) two qualitative methods (Wolfe criteria and the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging and Reporting Data System criteria); (b) one semiquantitative method (mammograms were assigned one of five semiquantitative scores by visual inspection); and (c) one quantitative method (computer-aided calculation of fibroglandular area from digitized mammograms). The Wolfe criteria showed a 0.03 category decrease per year (P = 0.50). The American College of Radiology Breast Imaging and Reporting Data System criteria showed a 0.1 category decrease per year (P = 0.12). Semiquantitative criteria showed a 0.2 category decrease per year (P = 0.039). Digitized scores showed a 4.3% decrease per year (P = 0.0007). In conclusion, tamoxifen causes a decrease in mammographic density with use, an effect that is better quantitated with semiquantitative criteria or digitized images. Density change might become useful as a surrogate end point for the effect of tamoxifen and other chemopreventive measures, although our data do not predict an individual's degree of risk reduction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1055-9965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
917-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Anticarcinogenic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Breast, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Carcinoma, Lobular, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Carcinoma in Situ, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Feasibility Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Mammography, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Pilot Projects, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Postmenopause, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Radiographic Image Enhancement, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Tamoxifen, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Tretinoin, pubmed-meshheading:11008909-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of tamoxifen on mammographic density.
pubmed:affiliation
Diagnostic Radiology Department, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda Maryland 20892-1182, USA. cchow@nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial