University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Video: Breast cancer diagnosis in young women

Unfortunately, breast cancer is not just a disease of the older woman, and the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in younger women poses special challenges. The breast tissue of younger women is usually more dense, and that makes an accurate reading of mammogram more difficult. Also, younger women, especially those without a family history of breast cancer may mistakenly believe they are not at risk, and therefore do not participate in screenings for breast cancer.

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