Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At your next routine mammogram, your report will include results on a new risk factor for breast cancer: dense breast tissue. New ...

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For millions of women, the words “you have dense breasts” can feel both vague and unsettling—especially when it comes after a routine mammogram. Breast density isn’t just a technical term buried in a ...

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 ...

A new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA will require mammogram providers across the country to notify women if they have ...

The “Paint the Lake Pink Walk” Sunday at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich offered another perspective on breast cancer awareness, pushing women to pay attention to their breast tissue density. The walk ...

Dr. Troy Mensen is a family medicine doctor based in the Chicago area. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa and his doctorate at Des Moines University College of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Depending on the makeup of your breast tissue, it can be more difficult for radiologists and breast specialists to detect cancer, but they believe using the right technology ...

If your mammogram reported that you have dense breast tissue, you may wonder, what exactly does that mean for my breast health? “Having dense breast tissue is not uncommon; about 40% of women over the ...

ATLANTA – A new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA will require mammogram providers across the country to notify women if they ...

Bridget Pargulski is the founder of the Iowa Army of Pink. “Reading a normal mammogram is like looking for a pine tree on a prairie. Reading YOUR mammogram, was like looking at a forest of pine trees, ...