@mcallister1002

Dense breast makes it harder to find cancer in the breast,
and might be missed on a mammogram.

Perhaps dense breast is a risk factor, but so is aging.
How do we measure that risk?

In Canada, and perhaps in the U.S. as well, there is an
interval exam available between scheduled mammograms
for Dense Breast.
ABUS 3D Ultra Sound screening for dense breast.
It is usually done 6 months after the last mammogram,
if your density score is C or D.

Some cancers may grow slowly and may never cause problems or
need treatment (overdiagnosis).
We might die from another illness or condition, or just plain
old age, and not know we had nascent breast cancer.