
09/23/2025
Not new at all.
Until recently, most women were unaware of the issue of breast density. Two things have happened in recent years to create greater awareness of this issue. First, advances in technology have made supplemental screening practical and effective. Second, the tireless work of breast density advocates and their effort to pass legislation in every state to require that women be informed of their breast density status.
In fact, Florida’s breast density law took effect in July, 2018.