What to know: Dense breasts have more fibrous tissue and milk glands than fat tissue. On a mammogram, the dense areas show up as white — the same color as cancer.

Recent large-scale studies have confirmed that women with dense breasts face a higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to women with less dense, fattier breasts. For example, a major ...

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The dense breast tissue not only makes it challenging to interpret the mammograms, but it is also an independent risk factor that increases the risk of breast cancer. Digital breast tomosynthesis ...

Breast cancer is usually located in the ducts and lobules of the breast, although it can start in different areas, including the connective tissue. The tumors that grow from these types of breast ...

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'Dense tissue is not only harder to see through on a mammogram, it also appears white. It's often more challenging to make out a solid white lump on a white background in dense breasts,' says Mr Leff.

Patient Strategies While the new patient letter does not offer options or clarity on how to deal with a diagnosis of dense breast tissue, there are several steps a patient can take to learn more.

In the U.S., mammograms are recommended yearly or bi-yearly for people aged 40-74. According to the National Cancer Institute, nearly half of women age 40 and older who get mammograms have dense ...

A Louisiana doctor says this common condition, affecting nearly half of women in the US, makes breast scans hard to analyze, increasing the risk for cancer. Here's what to know about dense breasts.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Doctors say having dense breasts can make it harder to see cancer on a mammogram, and it can increase a woman’s risk of developing cancer. The FDA is now requiring doctors to ...

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