Dr. Troy Mensen is a family medicine doctor based in the Chicago area. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa and his doctorate at Des Moines University College of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just had a mammogram, and I was told that I have dense breast tissue. What does that mean? ANSWER: About half of women are considered to have dense breasts, based on the appearance ...

Density is a fundamental concept in chemistry that describes the relationship between mass and volume of a substance. This video offers a thorough explanation of density, its significance, and how to ...

I thought I was doing my health and wellness a solid by scheduling an annual mammogram—but when I was told I had fibroglandular density, also known as dense breast tissue, I didn’t understand why my ...

A new FDA rule says health care providers have to tell patients that they have dense breasts, which are a breast cancer risk factor. Tetra Images via Getty Images Breast cancer is a scary reality for ...

Question: I just had a mammogram, and I was told that I have dense breast tissue. What does that mean? Answer: About half of women are considered to have dense breasts, based on the appearance of ...

Have you recently received a letter from your doctor’s office about your breast density? You might be wondering what it’s all about. Thanks to a new requirement from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many women will begin to see important new information about their breast health on their mammogram reports. A new federal rule now requires women be ...

When Margie Singleton felt a lump in her left breast in the summer of 2017, she didn’t panic. Her routine mammograms, including one six months earlier, had always come back normal. What the ...