Bottom Line: An analysis of a large Swedish cohort revealed that breast density, microcalcifications, and masses are heritable features, and that breast density and microcalcifications were positively ...

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is considered the earliest form of breast cancer and is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. Ductal means that the cancer starts inside the milk ducts, ...

Breast calcifications are deposits of calcium that can be seen on a mammogram of the breast. There are two types: macrocalcifications and microcalcifications. Informational brochures about mammography ...

Breast microcalcifications are key diagnostically significant radiological features for localisation of malignancy. This study explores the hypothesis that breast calcification composition is directly ...

European Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 19, No. 5 (SEPTEMBER 2010), pp. 374-378 (5 pages) Stereotactic biopsy assessment of microcalcification clusters with direct and frontal macrobiopsies was ...

Influence of thiozolidinediones (TZD) exposure on the progression of oral leukoplakia (L) and erythroplakia (E) to the development of head and neck cancer (HNC). Background: Clinical guidelines ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- An interdisciplinary collaboration 10 years in the making used a materials science approach to “fingerprint” the calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications that reveal ...

Author: Natalie Holowko, PhD, postdoctoral researcher in the department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm Background: "Breast features identified ...

Mammographic microcalcifications are associated with many benign lesions, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive cancer. Careful assessment criteria are required to minimise benign biopsies ...

Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: In the past six months, I have had three mammograms. The findings are always the same — microcalcifications in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast. No ...

An interdisciplinary collaboration 10 years in the making used a materials science approach to 'fingerprint' the calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications that reveal pathological clues to ...

While many breast calcifications can be benign, they can also be found in association with breast cancer. Many women never have symptoms when they have breast cancer. They may not feel any different.