Research Dense Breast Tissue

Eighteen years of studies demonstrate the added yield of invasive cancers by adding ultrasound to mammography

Ultrasound increases 40% detection over mammography for dense breasts. Cancers detected by ultrasound are mostly invasive, small and node negative.
Having increased breast density is considered one of the populations of women with higher than average risk says American College of Radiology.

Recommendations for women at increase breast density, with other risks and density alone are discussed.
Dr. Cappello's Published Article in JACR - Decades of Normal Mammography Reports - The Happygram

To withhold a woman's breast density composition from her, which may affect her health care, is denying her the right to make an informed decision.
Multi-site ASTOUND trial from Italy concludes Ultrasound a better tool than 3D in dense breasts

3D tomosynthesis increased detection to 4 per 1000, while ultrasound increased detection to 7.1 per thousand.

Are You Dense? Fact #1: Breast density is one of the strongest predictors of the failure of mammography screening to detect cancer.

Are You Dense? Fact #2: Two-thirds of pre-menopausal women and 40% of post-menopausal women have dense breast tissue.

Are You Dense? Fact #3: Adding more sensitive tests to mammography significantly increase detection of invasive cancers that are small and node negative.

Are You Dense? Fact #4: American College of Radiology describes women with "Dense Breast Tissue" as having a higher than average risk of Breast Cancer.

Are You Dense? Fact #5: While a mammogram detects 98% of cancers in women with fatty breasts, it finds only 48% in women with dense breasts.

Are You Dense? Fact #6: A woman at average risk and a woman at high risk have an EQUAL chance of having their cancer masked by mammogram.

Are You Dense? Fact #7: Women with dense breasts who had breast cancer have a four times higher risk of recurrence than women with less-dense breasts.

Are You Dense? Fact #8: A substantial proportion of Breast Cancer can be attributed to high breast density alone.

Are You Dense? Fact #9: Cancer turns up five times more often in women with extremely dense breasts than those with the most fatty tissue.

Are You Dense? Fact #10: There are too many women who are unaware of their breast density, believe their “Happy Gram” when it reports no significant findings and are at risk of receiving a later stage cancer diagnosis.