The FDA will now require mammogram facilities to inform women if they have dense breast tissue in a major effort to improve breast cancer prevention.
March 9, 2023, 2:22 PMprevention, the FDA will now require mammogram facilities to inform women if they have dense breast tissue.
About half of women have dense breast tissue, and many don't know it. Doctors say having dense breast tissue does not pose an immediate threat to health, but it does increase breast cancer risk. "Dense breast tissue is a common finding on mammograms, especially in younger women," said Dr. Hal Burstein, a breast oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
"It does not mean that a woman has breast cancer," Burstein said. "It means she might be at slightly greater risk of breast cancer, and that the mammogram is slightly less helpful for early detection."Medical guidelines suggest most women should start getting regular mammograms starting at age 50, or even earlier depending on additional risk factors.
Previously, more than half of states had this requirement, according to the FDA's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Hilary Marston. Now, it will be a nationwide requirement, and facilities have 18 months to comply.In this undated file photo, a woman gets a mammogram.
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