The Food and Drug Administration proposes updating of 25-year-old mammography standards to help ensure women get breast density information
) By Laurie McGinley Laurie McGinley Reporter covering health and medicine Email Bio Follow March 27 at 10:09 AM The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed requiring mammogram providers to notify women with dense breasts about how the condition could affect the accuracy of their mammograms and recommend they talk with their doctors about whether they should have additional tests to check for cancer.
Three dozen states already have laws involving breast-density notifications but the new FDA language would establish a minimum standard that would apply nationwide.
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