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Does The Breast Tissue Shown In Mammogram Refer To Cancer?
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I just found out my mammogram results showed I have some dense breast tissue in one of my breasts and they are having me go back for another mammogram and an ultrasound if necasary. Does "Dense Breast Tissue" always mean Cancer or is percentage high??
I just found out my mammogram results showed I have some dense breast tissue in one of my breasts and they are having me go back for another mammogram and an ultrasound if necasary. Does "Dense Breast Tissue" always mean Cancer or is percentage high??
Tue, 24 Dec 2013
Dense breast doesnt mean cancer. it just means that the density of breast is more. It doesnt have increase in predisposition to cancer. Just mammographic description. you need have extra follow up, just the routine screening like other women is sufficient. you need not have any fear of cancer
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