Eight years ago Nancy Cappello got mad -- really mad. Women in Connecticut, New York, Texas, Virginia and elsewhere can be thankful she channeled her anger. Their lives may depend on it. Cappello ...

The newest technology offers a better and more thorough view of dense breast tissue. Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT), or a "3-D" mammogram, can show what may be hiding unseen — or ...

Breast health guidelines for women 04:33. Doctors tell patients that regular mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, but Nancy Cappello's story suggests women may want to ask more ...

A: Almost entirely fatty. There will be very little dense breast tissue. B: Scattered areas of density. The breast tissue is ...

Almost half of women have dense breast tissue. If you’re one of them, here’s what to know. You probably already know that regular mammogram screenings are important in the early detection of ...

Dense breast tissue is common — about 50% of women over 40 have it — but it presents two problems. First, it makes finding cancer more difficult.

Getting an MRI in between regular mammogram checkups could be a good way to catch cancer for women with extremely dense breast tissue, a new study found. CNN values your feedback 1.

Dense tissue isn’t bad by itself, but there are two reasons why it’s considered important to know whether you have it or not. One is that mammograms are less likely to pick up early signs of ...

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a measure that requires doctors to inform women with dense breast tissue of their condition, which in many cases makes it difficult for tumors to be ...

Women nationwide will soon learn from testing whether they have dense breast tissue that puts them at higher risk. Valerie Austin, 61, at her home in Gainesville, Fla. By Brianna Abbott ...

Dense breast tissue is a term that describes the breast’s appearance during a mammogram. Breasts are made of two kinds of tissues: fat and active breast tissue. When patients have dense breasts, they ...