Fig. 5.

Box plots demonstrating menopausal status analysis with respect to high and low % collagen. Sites from postmenopausal patients with low and high % collagens exhibit the lowest scattering values. High % collagen sites from premenopausal patients exhibit the highest scattering values. The difference in $\langle {\mu }_{\mathrm{s}}^{\prime }\rangle$ values for malignant and benign sites is greater in postmenopausal patients.