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Dense breast tissue: What it means to have dense breasts
How does dense breast tissue affect breast cancer screening?
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What is dense breast tissue?
How do doctors determine if you have dense breast tissue?
What causes dense breast tissue?
Why does breast density matter?
What tests are recommended for breast cancer screening?
Are other tests more effective?
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If a recent mammogram showed you have dense breast tissue, you may wonder what this means for your breast cancer risk. Doctors know dense breast tissue makes breast cancer screening more difficult and it increases the risk of breast cancer.
Review your breast cancer risk factors with your doctor and consider your options for additional breast cancer screening tests. Together you can decide whether additional screening tests are right for you.
