As of Sept. 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires those getting mammogram results to also receive notice about ...

Morgen Chesonis-Gonzalez thought she would be fine skipping her yearly mammogram - but a persistent pain convinced her otherwise.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's updated regulation for notifying patients of dense breast tissue after mammograms ...

A new federal rule takes effect Tuesday that could potentially help more women spot breast cancer earlier. The FDA will ...

False-positive mammography results are linked to an increased risk of future breast cancer. But many people who get a ...

In other words, dense breast tissue can hide cancer on a mammogram since the tissue appears white on a mammogram, in the same way lumps and tumors appear. “The second reason that breast density ...

Dense tissue makes it harder to find breast cancer on a mammogram and ... fatty tissue looks almost black on a mammogram, so it’s easier to spot a tumor that looks white if most of the breast ...

It also makes it harder for clinicians to spot cancer in a mammogram. In cases of high breast density, other screening methods, like ultrasounds or MRIs, can be more effective at detecting tumors.

Nearly half of women over 40 have dense breasts, which raises their risk of breast cancer. Mammograms should now include an assessment of breast tissue density.

A new FDA requirement mandates that women receive information about their breast density on their mammogram report.

The rate of Utah women receiving mammograms is not what it used to be and not what it ought to be,” writes the editorial ...