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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:16 PM

elleng (40,514 posts)

New Laws Add a Divisive Component to Breast Screening.

In a move that has irked medical groups and delighted patient advocates, states have begun passing laws requiring clinics that perform mammograms to tell patients whether they have something that many women have never even heard of: dense breast tissue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/health/laws-tell-mammogram-clinics-to-address-breast-density.html?hp

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New Laws Add a Divisive Component to Breast Screening. (Original post)	elleng	Oct 2012	OP
It can save lives. If they do they should have an US	still_one	Oct 2012	#1
yes	larwdem	Oct 2012	#2
Guess I have been fortunate. I have had 3 different breast health specialists tell me that.	Marie Marie	Oct 2012	#3

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:20 PM

still_one (31,075 posts)

1. It can save lives. If they do they should have an US

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Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:33 PM

larwdem (256 posts)

2. yes

need to know

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Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:09 AM

Marie Marie (2,041 posts)

3. Guess I have been fortunate. I have had 3 different breast health specialists tell me that.

First time was years ago. They also went on to explain the problems and challenges of screening for cancer with dense tissue. This is good news.

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