Called 'molecular breast imaging,' researchers at Mayo Clinic found the combination method increased the ability to find cancer in the fibrous and glandular tissue type by more than double.
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Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Dense breasts have more glandular and fibrous tissue, and less fatty breast tissue.
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