Victoria’s breast screening service is starting to advise patients when they have dense breasts, urging them to discuss their cancer risk with their GP.

Western Australia and South Australia have been doing this for some years.

However there are still no national guidelines, and it’s not always clear what GPs should do with this information.

Guest/s

• Associate Professor Wendy Ingman, University of Adelaide

References

• Breast density - frequently asked questions - BreastScreen Victoria
• Dense breasts - BreastScreen WA
• Breast density - BreastScreen SA
• BreastScreen Australia National Policy and Funding Review