Research Dense Breast Tissue

Survey: What women REALLY want - Settling the "anxiety" issue!

Women want to be informed of their breast health for Early Detection.
Molecular Breast Imaging: Can It Be a Resource For Women With Dense Breast

Radiologists are investigating MBI as an alternative to other adjunctive breast imaging technologies, such as breast MRI and ultrasound.
Research: Women With Dense Breasts are at Higher Risk for Breast Cancer

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports on a new study which shows that the risk of breast cancer increased progressively with increasing breast density.
Automated Ultrasound Improves Cancer Detection - Doubles the Number of Cancers Detected!

These findings support the importance of women being informed about their breast density to ensure that they have access to the appropriate screening tools to find cancer at its earliest stage when it is most treatable.

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.