Awareness of Breast Density and Its Impact on Breast Cancer Detection and Risk.

CONCLUSION: Disparities in BD awareness and knowledge exist by race/ethnicity, education, and income. BD legislation seems to be effective in increasing knowledge of BD impact on breast cancer detection. These findings support continued and targeted efforts to improve BD awareness and knowledge among women eligible for screening mammography. PMID: 25732156 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - March 2, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rhodes DJ, Radecki Breitkopf C, Ziegenfuss JY, Jenkins SM, Vachon CM Tags: J Clin Oncol Source Type: research