11/11/2025
Not all breasts are the same you may have
"clogged rib tissue” !
what does that mean? ”
Breasts consist of fat and breast tissue. If there is more breast tissue than fat, breasts are considered dense (dense).
On a mammogram, dense tissue looks white.
Because masses or lumps also appear white on a mammogram, a lump can remain hidden by the dense breast tissue.
Dense breast tissue is also associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Dense breast tissue is normal; it belongs to you, just like green eyes or brown hair. Dense breast tissue is common; 40% of women (and 70% of Asian women) have dense breasts.
Because mammography has limited visibility in women with dense breast tissue, screening of dense breasts with ultrasound can, in addition to mammography, increase the chance of detecting cancer.
All women should discuss personal risk factors, including breast density, with their doctor
Looking for a snowball in a blizzard?
You may have heard that looking for cancer in dense breast tissue is the same as looking for a snowball in a snowstorm. Here's one way to explain why closed breast tissue may hide breast cancer.
On an x-ray mammogram, both dense breast tissue, cancers and white show. That's why mammography cancer is difficult to detect in a background of dense breast tissue, because they both appear white. In fatty tissue, which is gray, a white mass (cancer) can be easily identified.
If you do have dense breasts and are worried about the possibility of  not finding any lumps, a thermography Scan could give you the peace of mind you seek.
