Do Body Mass Index and Breast Density Impact Cancer Risk Among Women with Lobular Carcinoma In Situ? Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • PURPOSE: Both body mass index (BMI) and breast density impact breast cancer risk in the general population. Whether obesity and density represent additive risk factors in women with lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is unknown. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with LCIS from 1988 to 2017 were identified from a prospectively maintained database. BMI was categorized by World Health Organization classification. Density was captured as the mammographic Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) value. Other covariates included age at LCIS diagnosis, menopausal status, family history, chemoprevention, and prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer-free probability was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and Cox regression models were used for univariable and multivariable analyses. RESULTS: A total of 1222 women with LCIS were identified. At a median follow-up of 7 years, 179 women developed breast cancer (121 invasive, 58 ductal carcinoma in situ); 5- and 10-year cumulative incidences of breast cancer were 10% and 17%, respectively. In multivariable analysis, increased breast density (BIRADS C/D vs. A/B) was significantly associated with increased hazard of breast cancer (hazard ratio [HR] 2.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.52-3.88), whereas BMI was not. On multivariable analysis, chemoprevention use was associated with a significantly decreased hazard of breast cancer (HR 0.49, 95% CI 0.29-0.84). Exploratory analyses did not demonstrate significant interaction between BMI and menopausal status, BMI and breast density, BMI and chemoprevention use, or breast density and chemoprevention. CONCLUSIONS: Breast cancer risk among women with LCIS is impacted by breast density. These results aid in personalizing risk assessment among women with LCIS and highlight the importance of chemoprevention counseling for risk reduction.

publication date

  • January 2, 2020

Research

keywords

  • Body Mass Index
  • Breast Density
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma in Situ
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
  • Carcinoma, Lobular

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7211554

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85077617385

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1245/s10434-019-08126-9

PubMed ID

  • 31898097

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 27

issue

  • 6