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Dense breast tissue: What it means to have dense breasts
How does dense breast tissue affect breast cancer screening?
What is dense breast tissue?
How do doctors determine if you have dense breast tissue?
What causes dense breast tissue?
Why does breast density matter?
What tests are recommended for breast cancer screening?
Are other tests more effective?
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What does it mean when your breasts are dense?
How do I know if I have dense breast tissue?
What are the four categories of breast density?
What causes breasts to become dense?
How serious is dense breast tissue?
How often should I get a mammogram if I have dense breasts?
Is ultrasound better for dense breasts?
What is dense breast tissue?
How do doctors determine if you have dense breast tissue?
What causes dense breast tissue?
Why does breast density matter?
What tests are recommended for breast cancer screening?
Are other tests more effective?
Content
What does it mean when your breasts are dense?
How do I know if I have dense breast tissue?
What are the four categories of breast density?
What causes breasts to become dense?
How serious is dense breast tissue?
How often should I get a mammogram if I have dense breasts?
Is ultrasound better for dense breasts?
How does dense breast tissue affect breast cancer screening?
Dense breast tissue makes it more difficult to interpret a mammogram, since cancer and dense breast tissue both appear white on a mammogram. Very dense breasts may increase the risk that cancer won't be detected on a mammogram.
Women with very dense breasts who develop breast cancer are more likely than those with very fatty breasts to have their cancer discovered after a recent normal mammogram.
