Plasma C-Peptide, Mammographic Breast Density, and Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer.

The article discusses a study on the associations between c-peptide, breast cancer risk and breast density measurements in case-control studies. Topics covered include method used for estimating breast cancer associations, the association between hyperinsulinemia and breast cancer risk and the targeting of insulin signaling pathways as a primary prevention of breast cancer in women with hyperinsulinemia.