Women with dense breasts should think about additional screening

Both dense breast tissue and cancer cells appear white on mammograms, which can make the cancer hard to identify. — dpa

If you are one of the millions of women identified as having dense breasts, your healthcare team may recommend supplemental or additional screening to check your breasts for cancer.Mayo Clinic breast radiologist Dr Kristin Robinson says there are several options when it comes to these screening tests.

She recommends working closely with your healthcare team to determine what is the best supplemental screening available and right for you.