The FDA will now require all mammography reports to include whether a person has breast density. Breast density is considered ...

“There are scattered areas of fibroglandular density.” “The breasts are heterogeneously dense, which may obscure small masses.” “The breasts are extremely dense, which lowers the ...

Breast density measures how much fibroglandular tissue is found in a woman’s breast compared to fatty tissue. The more fibroglandular tissue, the denser the breast. It also makes it more ...

On a mammogram, fat appears as dark areas, and the other tissue types tend to appear as white areas. This matters because ...

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 ...

As of Sept. 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires those getting mammogram results to also receive notice about ...

Why breast density makes cancer more likely and harder to spot The new rule means that mammogram reports will now assess the ratio of fatty tissue to fibroglandular tissue. More fibroglandular ...

Mammography facilities are now nationally required to inform patients about their breast density, which can affect cancer ...

Breast density is categorized into four categories: fatty, scattered tissue ... carry it to the nipple – than fatty tissue. Because fibroglandular tissue and breast masses both look white ...