Dense breasts may need more screening

United Press International
11-01-11
Women with dense or non-fatty breast tissue may need additional breast cancer screening, a U.S. researcher says.
Dr. Roshni Rao, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, said one woman’s personal battle with breast cancer was the inspiration for Henda’s Law — a Texas law named for [...]

California Passes Breast Density Bill

September 16, 2011
by Brendon Nafziger, DOTmed News Associate Editor
The California State Legislature passed a bill last Friday requiring doctors to inform women if they have dense breasts after a mammogram, making California the second state this summer and the third state so far to have passed a so-called breast density law.
The bill, SB 791, [...]