Dense breast tissue isn’t just a line on a mammogram report — it impacts both breast cancer risk and detection. Here’s what I want patients to understand 👇 1️⃣ Dense tissue increases risk Dense breasts contain more glandular and connective tissue, which is hormonally active. This is associated with higher estrogen exposure and increased cell turnover — both linked to breast cancer development. Women with extremely dense breasts can have a significantly higher risk compared to those with mostly
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Dense breast tissue isn’t just a line on a mammogram report — it impacts both breast cancer risk and detection. Here’s what I want patients to understand 👇 1️⃣ Dense tissue increases risk Dense breasts contain more glandular and connective tissue, which is hormonally active. This is associated with higher estrogen exposure and increased cell turnover — both linked to breast cancer development. Women with extremely dense breasts can have a significantly higher risk compared to those with mostly
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If your mammogram report says dense breasts, that's pretty common. Over 50% of women have dense breasts. The number one thing to know is find out whether you have dense breasts or not. There are four types of breasts. 1. Fatty, which means majority of your breast is made up of fat. 2. Scattered meaning it has fat and a little bit of tissue. 3. Heterogeneously dense meaning it has more of the breast tissue than fat. 4. Extremely dense meaning that has the greatest amount of breast tissue with ver
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