Cigarette smoking and mammographic breast density in post-menopausal women from the EPIC Florence cohort

IntroductionCigarette smoking has been recognized as a risk factor for breast cancer (BC) also if the biological mechanism remains poorly understood. High mammographic breast density (MBD) is associated with BC risk and many BC risk factors, such as genetic, anthropometric, reproductive and lifestyl...

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Main Authors: Benedetta Bendinelli, Saverio Caini, Melania Assedi, Ilaria Ermini, Elisa Pastore, Luigi Facchini, Maria Antonietta Gilio, Giacomo Duroni, Miriam Fontana, Andrea Querci, Daniela Ambrogetti, Calogero Saieva, Giovanna Masala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2024.1335645/full