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The Effects Of Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms And Changes In Anthropometry On Breast Cancer Etiology, Victoria Hart

Doctoral Dissertations

One of the strongest predictors of breast cancer risk is mammographic density; however, incomplete understanding of the mechanisms relating density to risk has limited its use as a marker for breast cancer susceptibility. Hormone fluctuations during the menopausal transition may influence declines in mammographic density and may also trigger the onset of menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS), which have been associated with lower breast cancer risk. The effects of hormone changes on density, VMS, and breast cancer risk are complicated by external factors such as changing body mass and hormone therapy use during the menopausal transition. We evaluated the association between …