Women With Dense Breasts Benefit From Advanced Cancer Screening Procedures

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Combining two advanced screening procedures improves breast cancer detection among women with dense breastsMolecular breast imaging (MBI) combined with 3D mammography more than doubled the detection of advanced breast cancersMBI uses a radioactive tracer dye to light up hidden cancer cells in breast tissue

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women with dense breasts could benefit from an advanced cancer screening procedure called molecular breast imaging (MBI), a new study says.

The procedure more than doubled the detection of advanced breast cancers when combined with 3D mammography, researchers reported Sept. 23 in the journal Radiology .

“MBI detected an additional 6.7 cancers per 1,000 screenings at year one and an additional 3.5 cancers per 1,000 screeni