‘My cancer was not in those pictures’: how breast density affects mammograms | Well actually
IIn 2017, 55-year-old Leslie Ferris Yager underwent a routine mammogram and breast ultrasound. They both returned safely. Two months later, she underwent an unrelated Dexa scan to measure bone density. The technician noticed an abnormality in her hip joint. After additional tests, Yarger was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. This is an advanced stage […]