If you’re a woman who gets screening mammograms, you may have received a letter telling you that your scan was clear, but that you have dense breasts, a risk factor for breast cancer. About half of U.S. states require providers to notify women if they fall into that category.
But what you may not know is that gauging breast density isn’t a clear-cut process. Researchers reporting in Annals of Internal Medicine Monday found that density assessments varied widely from one radiologist to another. That means you shouldn’t let one finding freak you out too much, nor should you assume something’s wrong if your reported density changes from year to year.
