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DenseBreast-info.org: What this resource can offer you, and your patients

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A single, medically sourced resource for you and your patients on dense breasts exists. It is called DenseBreast-info.org, and its founders include 2 women whose breast cancer was missed (5 times in 1 case and in a radiologist in the other). Listen to the comprehensive offerings you will find online, as well as what’s in store.


 

Read the article Get smart about dense breasts by Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, JoAnn Pushkin, and Cindy Henke-Sarmento (October 2015)

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