This week, a new FDA regulation went into effect that requires mammogram facilities to notify patients about the density of their breasts. Thirty-nine states (and D.C.) already had some sort of ...

Many women are aware they will need a mammogram in their lifetime as these screenings are the most effective tool to detect breast cancer early and give individuals the best chance at survival. While ...

Question: I just had a mammogram, and I was told that I have dense breast tissue. What does that mean? Answer: About half of women are considered to have dense breasts, based on the appearance of ...

A recent Food and Drug Administration rule, effective September 10, 2024, has changed how mammogram results are shared across the United States. All mammogram reports now include information about ...

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Nearly half of women over age 40 have dense breast tissue, a factor that increases breast cancer risk, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). To bring awareness to this fact, the U ...

Half of women have dense breast tissue, with 40% evenly dense throughout and 10% extremely dense, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why does this matter? Because women with ...

BBC Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury has said that her dense breast tissue delayed her cancer diagnosis. She's raising ...

Women with dense breasts have a higher risk of developing breast cancer—and mammograms are more likely to miss small tumors in dense breasts. That’s why it’s so important to at least be aware if you ...

Millions of American women over age 40 receive regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer. About half of them turn out to have dense breast tissue — which makes screening significantly more ...

About half of women have dense breast tissue, and many don't know it. In a major effort to improve breast cancer prevention, the FDA will now require mammogram facilities to inform women if they have ...