New FDA Requirement for Mammogram Patients on Breast Density

Doctors will soon be mandated to inform patients about their breast density during mammograms, as per new FDA standards aimed at improving early breast cancer detection.

Sources (28)

9/14/2024

[0]USA Today

New mammogram guidelines from FDA shift what patients should know

9/12/2024

[1]ABC Action News

FDA now requires mammogram reports to include breast density information

[2]www.everydayhealth.com

Women Will Now Be Notified of Their Breast Density After Mammograms

9/11/2024

[3]WSVN

Women will soon be notified about their breast density after a mammogram. Here’s what that means - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

[4]Fortune

Women will now be notified about breast density after mammograms. Here's what should happen next

[5]Baltimore Sun

FDA now requires all women be informed about breast density in mammogram report

[6]www.kjzz.org

Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts

[7]Houston Public Media

Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts

[8]WRAL.com

New FDA rule requires notice after a mammogram

[9]Medical Xpress

New mammogram rule gives women more details to guard against breast cancer

9/10/2024

[10]www.newswise.com

EXPERT AVAILABLE: New FDA regulation on dense brea | Newswise

[11]KSHB

New ruling says patients must be notified of breast density after a mammogram

[12]WCIV

FDA requires all women to be informed about breast density, a known cancer risk factor

[13]WPMI

FDA requires all women to be informed about breast density, a known cancer risk factor

[14]CNY Central

FDA requires all women to be informed about breast density, a known cancer risk factor

[15]WOAI

FDA requires all women to be informed about breast density, a known cancer risk factor

[16]Business Insider

Your next mammogram could be even more of a lifesaver

[17]KOMO News

FDA requires all women to be informed about breast density, a known cancer risk factor

[18]People

There’s a Big Change Coming to Mammogram Results — What to Know About Breast Density

[19]CBS News

New FDA rule aims to help women detect breast cancer sooner

[20]CBS News

Mammography facilities now required to notify patients about their breast density

9/9/2024

[21]CBS News

Mammogram patients must be informed of breast density due to cancer threat

[22]CBS News

All mammogram results to include assessment of breast density

[23]Becker's Hospital Review

FDA's dense breast notification requirement explained

[24]CBS News

Mammogram patients will soon have to be told about their breast density. Here's what to know.

[25]CNN

Women will soon be notified about their breast density after a mammogram. Here’s what that means | CNN

9/4/2024

[26]NBC4 Washington

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[27]NBC4 Washington

Doctors soon required to tell mammogram patients about breast density

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Highlights

Doctors will soon be required to inform mammogram patients about their breast density.
The FDA released new standards in March 2023 to help women detect breast cancer sooner.
Dense breast tissue can make it harder to detect breast cancer and increase the risk of cancer.