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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Breast density is a hot topic in women's health right now thanks to a new rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that went into effect in September. Under the rule, all women who get a ...

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 ...

About half of women over 40 have dense breasts. The denser the breast tissue, the more difficult it is to spot cancer on a standard mammogram. Having dense breast tissue can make it harder to detect ...

BBC Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury has said that her dense breast tissue delayed her cancer diagnosis. She's raising awareness about the issue as four in 10 women also experience the same tissue ...