Approximately 10% of women have high breast density. At this point in time, thousands of Australian women are being denied important information about their breast health which could empower them to b...
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@BCNA Thanks for advocating! I had known for some time I had dense breast tissue but didn't understand anything about it until after my bilateral mastectomy when pathology tests showed a second lot of cancer that wasn't picked up in the screening due to the extent of dense tissue. I've since been trying to learn more about dense breasts & if it's hereditary etc. BCNA, thanks for bringing this to our attention
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