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You have dense breasts. Now what?

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Women age 40 and older in every state are now receiving notifications about their breast density along with their standard mammogram report.

Almost half of women over age 40 have dense breasts, studies show.

Some experts disagree whether women with dense breasts need extra screening.

Some health advocates argue that the notifications have oversimplified a complex issue.

Some research casts doubt on the reliability of the system used to label breasts as dense or not dense.

The FDA ’s “notification language is sort of pushing people toward doing more tests, when, in fact, the tests are n’t actually recommended”.

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