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Dense breast notifications are informative but hard to read and understand

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/dense-breast-notification
Full article: https://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2516699

Some states offer women dense breast notifications that are meant to explain that dense breasts are risk factors for breast cancer and can hide cancer on mammograms, and to identify appropriate supplemental screening options. But recent research found that this information is often not easy to read or understand, which questions the usefulness of the documents. (6/7/16)

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