The new U.S. rule mandates that mammography centers must inform women of their breast density, a crucial factor in assessing breast cancer screening effectiveness.
About 40% of women ages 40 and older have dense breasts, which are normal. The density only affects breast cancer screening, not health otherwise.
Breast density classification is subjective, can lead to confusion among patients, and may trigger unnecessary worry about breast cancer detection.
Dense breast tissue can obscure cancer detection on mammograms, since both dense tissue and potential tumors appear white on X-rays.
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