Monday 2 December 2019

Breast Cancer, Dense Breast and Dense Breast Laws


According to breast cancer statistic, about 1 out of 8 women in the US suffer with the breast cancer.

Breast cancer are Mainly caused by the dense breast.

Dense breast tissue, refersto the appearance of breast tissue on a mammogram. Breast tissue consist of dense tissue and fatty tissue. Mammogram detects dense breast as more dense tissue compared to the fatty tissue.The fatty tissue on a mammogram looks dark on the other hand, the dense tissue looks white. Dense breasts look white in a mammogram, that makes mammogram hard to find the breast cancer in women with dense breast.

Dense breast law
In March 2019, The FDA has announced important new steps to modernize breast cancer screening and help empower patients with information when they are considering important decisions regarding their breast health care. The amendment includes the requirement of breast density, reporting to both patients and referring health providers. DB-I has analysed the proposed language and submitted comments to the FDA during the designated “open for public comment” period.

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