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Why It Matters If You Have ‘Dense’ Breast Tissue
What is “dense” breast tissue? Breasts contain fat, glandular tissue, and connective tissue. On a mammogram, fat appears as dark areas, and the other tissue types tend to appear as white areas. This matters because tumours and calcifications also appear in white, which means a mammogram is easier to read on a person whose breast…