Dense Breasts -- and why cancer risk is TOTALLY misunderstood | Felice Gersh, MD

A study recently came out showing that women don't understand the risks associated with dense breasts. This is the least surprising thing ever since most doctors don't either. In this video, I talk about which women have dense breasts (hint: most young women do!) and why breast density is associated with an increased cancer risk primarily in a very specific group of women.

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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - What is breast density?
02:01 - Role of estradiol
04:23 - After menopause
06:35 - Hormone replacement therapy
08:15 - Role of inflammation
09:49 - Role of estrone
13:28 - Recap