| 摘要 |
Methods of improving detection of cancerous lesions in the breast through breast examination are provided. Such methods comprise administering to a patient in need of a breast examination, an androgen, preferably testosteron e or a derivative thereof, in an amount sufficient to reduce the palpable brea st tissue density or radiographic breast tissue density of the patient. Methods of treating conditions associated with dense breasts in a patient are also provided. Such methods comprise administering, a biologically effective amou nt of an androgen to a patient in need of the same. In accordance with the present invention, it has been found that administration of testosterone to pre- and post-menopausal women with fibrous or dense breasts results in a decrease in palpable breast density, radiographic density, and the number or size of fibrous breast lesions in these women.
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