The FDA recently issued a rule that requires all mammography reports include information about breast density. Abdul talks to Dr. Elise Desperito, the Breast Imaging Director at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center about what breast density is and its implications for breast cancer screening.

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00:00 Intro to breast cancer screening
02:44 Ad break
03:36 Interview start with Dr. Elise Desperito
05:00 Types of breast cancer: ductal & lobular
07:45 The FDA’s new requirement regarding breast density
09:27 Are there predictors of breast density?
11:33 Ad break
12:59 How to predict the probability of breast cancer
14:33 Breast density is only one of many variables at play
17:14 What is the recommended screening protocol for breast cancer?
20:55 The risk of radiation exposure
23:33 Ad break
24:48 The risk of false positives
28:52 Additional screening modalities
34:42 Ad break
35:25 Who can get an MRI?
37:04 Barriers to screenings
40:37 Breast cancer risk for men: trans men and cisgendered men
42:01 When is a mastectomy recommended?
43:17 Ad break
44:17 On Breast Cancer Awareness month