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kmakm
8 years agoMember
I think I read somewhere here that WA was the only state that reported breast density as a matter of course after a mammogram. Could it be a contributing factor to the fact that WA has:
"...one of the best survival rates for breast cancer in the world"?
https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/9-in-every-10-wa-women-surviving-breast-cancer-report-20180308-h0x768.html
"...one of the best survival rates for breast cancer in the world"?
https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/9-in-every-10-wa-women-surviving-breast-cancer-report-20180308-h0x768.html
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