Breast density may increase cancer risk
(Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070122/hl_nm/cancer_breast_density_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070122/2007_01_22t081114_450x318_us_cancer_breast_density.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=pvP51p2vIhmWidoQNgby7g--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A doctor looks at cancer cells in an undated photo. Breast cancer will be found in 180,510 men and women in 2007 in the U.S. alone and will kill 40,900, according to the American Cancer Society. Globally, it affects 1.2 million people a year. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Diane Balma felt vindicated when she
heard the news -- Canadian researchers had discovered that
women with dense breasts, making their mammograms difficult to
read, had a far higher risk of cancer.</p><br clear="all"/>