Dense Breasts No Longer Linked to Increased Cancer Risk

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Doctors are now refuting studies that have long shown an increased risk of breast cancer in women whose breasts are considered "dense." New research shows that breast cancer patients with dense breasts are no more likely to die than others. While many women have areas of dense tissue in their breasts, only about 25% are considered to have dense breasts. In general, they are more common in younger women. Dense breasts can make mammograms harder to interpret because both dense tissue and tumors appear white on film, while fat appears black. However, women with less dense breasts were more likely to die of their breast cancers if they also were obese. (USA Today)

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