WHO-recommended levels of physical activity in relation to mammographic breast density, mammographic tumor appearance, and mode of detection of breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite known benefits of physical activity in reducing breast cancer risk, its impact on mammographic characteristics remain unclear and understudied. This study aimed to investigate associations between pre-diagnostic physical activity and mammographic features at breast cancer diagnosis, specifically mammographic breast density (MBD) and mammographic tumor appearance (MA), as well as mode of cancer detection (MoD).

Methods

Physical activity levels from study baseline (1991-1996) and mammographic information from the time of invasive breast cancer diagnosis (1991-2014) of 1116 women enrolled in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study cohort were used. Duration and intensity of physical activity were assessed according to metabolic equivalent of task hours (MET-h) per we

SUBMITTER: Boraka O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11414304 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature