Thread: Dense Breasts
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Old 08-28-2012, 08:48 PM   #8
evergreen
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Re: Dense Breasts

I am telling every woman I know about this issue. No-one told me, either, about the diagnostic challenges with a mammogram and dense breasts. This should be a standard part of a physical, being told about the challenges for folks such as us!
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