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UCSF study answers key question on how dense breast tissue and cancer are linked

UCSF study answers key question on how dense breast tissue and cancer are linked
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(KRON) -- For decades, scientists have been scratching their heads as to why women with dense breasts have a higher risk of developing breast cancer, and a new UCSF study may have found part of the answer. Doctors previously discovered that denser breasts make it harder to interpret mammograms be...

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