Health Alert: FDA proposes mammography rule to provide women with breast-density information

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed requiring mammogram providers to notify women with dense breasts about how the condition could affect the accuracy of their mammograms and recommend they talk with their doctors about whether they should have additional tests to check for cancer. The issue has become increasingly important amid findings that dense breasts raise a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Health Alert Mar 27, 10:04 AM     FDA proposes mammography rule to provide women with breast-density information The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed requiring mammogram providers to notify women with dense breasts about how the condition could affect the accuracy of their mammograms and recommend they talk with their doctors about whether they should have additional tests to check for cancer. The issue has become increasingly important amid findings that dense breasts raise a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071