Breast cancer risks, Americans’ attitudes about trans people

The denser the breast tissue is, the less likely the mammogram is able to detect the cancer. “They both look white on the screen. Dense tissue looks white, and the tumor looks white. So white on white, you just don't see it,” says Roni Caryn Rabin, health writer at The New York Times.

The denser the breast tissue is, the less likely the mammogram is able to detect the cancer. “They both look white on the screen. Dense tissue looks white, and the tumor looks white. So white on white, you just don't see it,” says Roni Caryn Rabin, health writer at The New York Times. Photo by Shutterstock.

Women should be receiving regular mammograms starting at age 40, according to new draft guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins, Nihar Patel