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A B C D
A . Breast Density : BI-RADS Type 1 Almost entirely fat . Glandular tissue is less than 25 %.
B . Breast Density : BI-RADS Type 2 Scattered fibroglandular tissues , ranging from 25 % -50 % of the breast .
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C . Breast Density : BI-RADS Type 3 May be termed ‘ heterogeneously dense ’, meaning the fibrous tissue is prevalent throughout the breast , but not clustered together , ranging from 51 % -75 % of the breast tissue .
D . Breast Density : BI-RADS type 4 The breast contains greater than 75 % glandular and fibrous tissue and is extremely dense .
utilization of additional screening tests expound about the ‘ harms ’ of false positives . There is very little outcry from these critics about the HARMS of false negatives (‘ normal ’ mammogram yet invasive cancer exists ) and the subsequent cost to the health-care system , and to a woman and her family as a result of an advanced cancer . National surveys conclude that women would rather have a False Positive than a Missed Positive . Let women decide whether a minimally invasive negative biopsy is a reasonable price to pay to find early invasive cancer , which carry more treatment options and better survival outcomes .
Nancy M . Cappello , Ph . D ., President and Founder of Are You Dense , Inc . & Are You Dense Advocacy , Inc . Dr . Cappello has presented her story and subsequent advocacy across the U . S ., Canada and Puerto Rico . She is scheduled to lecture in Rome , Italy in October . Visit Are You Dense at www . areyoudense . org
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