Women told they have dense breasts don’t know what to do next, new study shows
- Written by Brooke Nickel, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Andrii Zastrozhnov/GettyImagine a 57-year-old woman, let’s call her Maria, who’s just opened a letter about her mammography results. She’s had several mammograms before, but this time reads new information: “Your breasts are dense”.
While the letter assures her that dense breasts are common, it also indicates it could...
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