Breast Density
Did you know?
Breast density is a measure used to compare the amount of fat to the
Women with high breast
amount of breast tissue on a mammogram. Dense breasts can look white or
density (as seen on a
light gray on a mammogram. This can make a mammogram harder to read.
mammogram) are four
to five times more likely
to get breast cancer
than women with
low breast density.
This is more common
in younger women.
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Fatty
breast
Some breast
density
More breast
density
Dense
breast