Quiz: Dense Breasts and What They Mean for Screening

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1. Q1.According to this article, what are dense breasts?

   ABreasts with relatively high amounts of glandular and fibrous tissue and low amounts of fatty tissueBBreasts that feel unusually firmCBreasts affected by a diseaseDBreasts that are larger than average

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2. Q2.According to this article, how can a person find out if they have dense breasts?

   ABy feeling for firmness at homeBOnly a radiologist reading a mammogram can tellCBy a doctor's physical examDBy a blood test

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3. Q3.According to this article, why do dense breasts make a mammogram harder to read?

   ADense tissue blocks the X-ray entirelyBDense breasts require a different machineCThe mammogram takes longer to developDBoth dense tissue and some tumors appear white, so a problem is harder to spot

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4. Q4.According to this article, are people with dense breasts more likely to die of breast cancer?

   AYes, dense breasts make cancer more deadlyBNo, research found they are no more likely to die from it after accounting for other factorsCYes, but only in older adultsDThe article says this is unknown

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