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KRWG News for Tuesday, October 3 at 6:45 a.m.

Breasts deemed "dense" in a mammogram tend to have less fatty tissue and more connective tissue, breast ducts and glands, doctors say. About 40 percent of women between the ages of 40 and 74 have dense breasts.
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Breasts deemed "dense" in a mammogram tend to have less fatty tissue and more connective tissue, breast ducts and glands, doctors say. About 40 percent of women between the ages of 40 and 74 have dense breasts.

Memorial Medical Center's Dr. Rob Shoots explains how ABUS means better breast cancer detection for some women.