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How to discuss breast density with patients

The “California Breast Density Information Group” has worked extensively on this subject and outlined an algorithm that we wholeheartedly support. The same is outlined below:

Senario #1 Senario 1 - Breast Density - patient inquiry about mammogram

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Breast Density Senario 2 - Reassure patient, look up report

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Breast Density Senario 3 - Mammogram best test

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Breast Density Senario 4 - Inquire about family history

Senario #5

Dense breast senario 5 - high risk patient, annual screening, mri and mammogram

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Dense breast senario 6 - Heterogenously dense high risk, mri and or ultrasound

Reference:
"Breast Density, Breast Cancer Risk, and California. Breast Density Notification Law SB 1538: Scenarios for Clinicians". BreastDensity.Info. California Breast Density Information Group (CBDIG), March 2013. Web. February 2015.