Dr. Laiane Oliveira (@l4i4n3.bsky.social)

Extra cancer scans for women with dense breasts could save 700 lives a year – UK study Adding scans to existing screening could catch harder-to-detect early-stage cases of disease, research shows Hundreds of lives could be saved every year with extra cancer checks for women with very dense breasts, a study suggests. Millions of women undergo breast screening, but regular mammograms can be less effective at spotting cancer in the 10% with very dense breasts, as the tissue can hide tumours on X-rays. This is because very dense breasts look whiter on scans, making it harder to detect early-stage disease, which also appears white. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/21/breast-cancer-dense-extra-scans?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu