Women have the right to know their breast density, their breast cancer risks and how
sensitive a mammogram is at detecting cancers in dense breasts. Every patient seen at the …

Anna N. Wilkinson MD MSc CCFP FCFP A deeper understanding of the importance of
breast density as a breast cancer risk factor has prompted a number of provincial and …

Dr Wilkinson's commentary,“Breast density notification. Are family doctors prepared to
counsel patients on risks and management?” in the November issue of Canadian Family …

Breast density is now well established as an independent risk factor for breast cancer. 1
Dense breast tissue, as measured on mammography, also has a masking effect, making …

Breast-Density Legislation — Practical Considerations | New England Journal of Medicine Skip
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As primary care physicians adapt to the challenge of individualizing breast cancer screening
decisions, they now must also grapple with how to address breast density. Following 38 …

With the recently revised recommendations for routine mammography screening from both
the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) …

In 2003, Dr Nancy Cappello was stunned by her diagnosis of breast cancer just 6 weeks
after normal findings on mammography. 1 She subsequently discovered medical literature …

Breast cancer will develop in 12% of women during their lifetime and is the second leading
cause of cancer death among US women. Mammography is the most commonly used tool to …

I was shocked to read Laura Eggertson's article on Breast Density Disclosure in the latest
CMAJ Newsletter, and concerned for the misinformation to Canada's family doctors, which …