— suggests those screening results can be more than a false alarm. For some women, they may signal a relatively heightened risk ofwas strongest among older women and women with low breast density, which means the breasts have more fat tissue than fibrous and glandular tissue.," said study leader Xinhe Mao, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
"This study underscores the importance of continued, regular screening mammograms," said Susan Brown, senior director of health information and publications at the breast A caveat is that the study was done in Sweden, where women undergo mammography screening every two years. In the United States, yearly mammograms are often recommended.