Having dense breasts can put women at higher risk of breast cancer and make it more difficult to spot cancer on a mammogram, but many don’t realize it’s a significant risk. Starting this week, all ...

Receiving your mammogram results can be an emotional experience. Whether the news is positive or requires further investigation, it’s important to understand what these results mean for your breast ...

‘There’s a lot that’s not understood about breast density and why some [people] have more dense breasts than others,’ says Dr Angela DeMichele, professor of medicine at University of ...

Breast density is considered a risk factor for breast cancer and can make it difficult to detect signs of cancer. Dietary and lifestyle modifications may help reduce breast density, but more ...

The FDA now requires those getting mammograms to receive notice about breast density Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

The next category would be scattered fibroglandular density, which is actually the most common,” Berg said. “And then heterogeneously dense, which can obscure masses – at least 25% of cancers are ...

“We talk about breast density for two reasons. One is that breast density can make it more difficult to spot a cancer on a mammogram, because dense breast tissue – the glandular elements and ...