Have you been told you have (or suspect you may have) dense breasts?  What does this mean with regard to cancer risks and mammograms?

We’ve gathered a few helpful resources to answer your questions:

Find answers to the questions below fom the National Cancer Institute here:

• What are dense breasts?
• Are dense breasts common?
• What factors influence breast density
• How do I know if I have dense breasts?
• How is breast density categorized in a mammogram report?
• Does having dense breast tissue affect a mammogram?
• Are dense breasts a risk factor for breast cancer?
• Should women with dense breasts have additional screening for breast cancer?
• Are breast cancer patients with dense breasts more likely to die from breast cancer?
• Questions to consider asking your doctor or nurse if you have dense breasts
• Are there clinical trials for women with dense breasts?
• What are researchers studying about the relationship between breast density and breast cancer?

Get the Dense Breasts Q&A Guide from the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

From the Mayo Clinic: What does it mean to have dense breast tissue 

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