Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorDenholm, R
dc.contributor.authorDe Stavola, B
dc.contributor.authorHipwell, JH
dc.contributor.authorDoran, SJ
dc.contributor.authorBusana, MC
dc.contributor.authorEng, A
dc.contributor.authorJeffreys, M
dc.contributor.authorLeach, MO
dc.contributor.authorHawkes, D
dc.contributor.authorDos Santos Silva, I
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-22T15:21:49Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-12
dc.identifier.citationBreast cancer research : BCR, 2016, 18 (1), pp. 102 - ?
dc.identifier.issn1465-5411
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.icr.ac.uk/handle/internal/224
dc.identifier.eissn1465-542X
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13058-016-0751-z
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Breast density, the amount of fibroglandular tissue in the adult breast for a women's age and body mass index, is a strong biomarker of susceptibility to breast cancer, which may, like breast cancer risk itself, be influenced by events early in life. In the present study, we investigated the association between pre-natal exposures and breast tissue composition. METHODS: A sample of 500 young, nulliparous women (aged approximately 21 years) from a U.K. pre-birth cohort underwent a magnetic resonance imaging examination of their breasts to estimate percent water, a measure of the relative amount of fibroglandular tissue equivalent to mammographic percent density. Information on pre-natal exposures was collected throughout the mothers' pregnancy and shortly after delivery. Regression models were used to investigate associations between percent water and pre-natal exposures. Mediation analysis, and a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature, were also conducted. RESULTS: Adjusted percent water in young women was positively associated with maternal height (p for linear trend [p t] = 0.005), maternal mammographic density in middle age (p t = 0.018) and the participant's birth size (p t < 0.001 for birthweight). A 1-SD increment in weight (473 g), length (2.3 cm), head circumference (1.2 cm) and Ponderal Index (4.1 g/cm3) at birth were associated with 3 % (95 % CI 2-5 %), 2 % (95 % CI 0-3 %), 3 % (95 % CI 1-4 %) and 1 % (95 % CI 0-3 %), respectively, increases in mean adjusted percent water. The effect of maternal height on the participants' percent water was partly mediated through birth size, but there was little evidence that the effect of birthweight was primarily mediated via adult body size. The meta-analysis supported the study findings, with breast density being positively associated with birth size. CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide strong evidence of pre-natal influences on breast tissue composition. The positive association between birth size and relative amount of fibroglandular tissue indicates that breast density and breast cancer risk may share a common pre-natal origin.
dc.formatElectronic
dc.format.extent102 - ?
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBMC
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
dc.subjectMammary Glands, Human
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPrenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
dc.subjectMagnetic Resonance Imaging
dc.subjectPopulation Surveillance
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studies
dc.subjectMaternal Exposure
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.subjectUnited Kingdom
dc.subjectBreast Density
dc.titlePre-natal exposures and breast tissue composition: findings from a British pre-birth cohort of young women and a systematic review.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-08-23
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1186/s13058-016-0751-z
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2016-10-12
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
dc.relation.isPartOfBreast cancer research : BCR
pubs.issue1
pubs.notesNo embargo
pubs.organisational-group/ICR
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Radiotherapy and Imaging
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Radiotherapy and Imaging/Magnetic Resonance
pubs.organisational-group/ICR
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Radiotherapy and Imaging
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Radiotherapy and Imaging/Magnetic Resonance
pubs.publication-statusPublished
pubs.volume18
pubs.embargo.termsNo embargo
icr.researchteamMagnetic Resonance
dc.contributor.icrauthorDoran, Simon
dc.contributor.icrauthorLeach, Martin


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following collection(s)

Show simple item record

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0