| > | | | | Surprisingly, what emerged from the study was |
| Typically, breast tissue includes the underlying | | | | that women who lived in the city had significantly |
| pectoral muscle, blood vessels, fibrous tissue, | | | | denser breasts that those who lived in the |
| lymph vessels and nerves. | | | | outskirts or rural areas. The 45 to 54 year age |
| Does the structure of breast tissue have any | | | | group showed increased risk with density variation |
| bearing on a woman’s risk of developing | | | | most prominently. |
| breast cancer? Apparently it does. A recent study | | | | The study outlines just one of the possible |
| has found that the denser a woman’s | | | | factors that may contribute to higher breast |
| breast tissue is, the more are the chances of her | | | | tissue density. Further research is needed to |
| developing breast cancer. | | | | conclusively state that the place of residence |
| Women living in urban areas are normally found to | | | | contributes to the density of breasts. There are |
| have denser breasts, which in turn translates into | | | | several other factors that also contribute, such as |
| higher susceptibility to the development of Breast | | | | stress, workplace and other lifestyle factors. |
| Cancer . Breast tissue which is more glandular | | | | Digital mammography may be more appropriate |
| shows up as denser than the ones that are fatty | | | | for women with dense breasts. Breast tissue is |
| on a mammogram. Women with glandular breast | | | | not just restricted to the chest, but it also |
| tissue are almost 4 times more likely to develop | | | | extends to under the arms. Screening of breasts |
| breast cancer than the ones with fatty breast | | | | for any signs of malignancy through regular |
| tissue. | | | | mammograms is advised as a preventative |
| To determine the factors that contributed to | | | | measure against breast cancer. The recent study |
| higher breast density, researchers studied several | | | | indicates that women living in cities are at higher |
| mammograms from women in rural, suburban and | | | | risk and must have better access to routine |
| urban areas. | | | | screening. |