Mayo Clinic Research Enhances Dense Breast Cancer Screening and Early Detection
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Mayo Clinic Research Enhances Dense Breast Cancer Screening and Early Detection

Early detection is key to breast cancer survival. But nearly half of all women in the U.S. have dense breast tissue, which can make detecting breast cancer difficult with a mammogram. Mayo Clinic researchers found that adding another test, called molecular breast imaging, or MBI, to a 3D mammogram improved the ability to find cancer in dense tissue by more than double.

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