High breast density makes breast cancer harder to detect through routine mammograms and is an independent risk factor for developing breast cancer.
BreastScreen Australia has updated its national policy to recommend everyone screened be informed in writing of their breast density, but currently only New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia do so.
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