A new FDA rule says health care providers have to tell patients that they have dense breasts, which are a breast cancer risk factor. Tetra Images via Getty Images Breast cancer is a scary reality for ...

I thought I was doing my health and wellness a solid by scheduling an annual mammogram—but when I was told I had fibroglandular density, also known as dense breast tissue, I didn’t understand why my ...

The Food and Drug Administration implemented a rule Tuesday that requires mammography facilities to notify women about their breast density. The goal is to ensure that women nationwide are informed ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The Food and Drug Administration implemented a rule to go into effect on Sept. 10, 2024, requiring mammography facilities to notify women about their breast density. The goal is to ...

When a woman has a mammogram, the most important finding is whether there’s any sign of breast cancer. The second most important finding is whether her breasts are dense. Since early September, a new ...

Dense breasts can make it harder for mammograms to detect tumors, and women with dense breasts have an increased risk of breast cancer. Breast density alone does not predict the risk of breast cancer.

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) screening supplemented by MRI for women with dense breasts led to both greater benefits and increased harms in a model-based comparative effectiveness analysis.