Resources for health professionals, current guidelines and position statements on breast density are below.
Position Statements
BreastScreen Australia position statement on mammographic (breast) density and screening
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) position statement on breast density
American College of Radiology (ACR) statement on reporting breast density in mammography reports and patient summaries
Information for health professionals
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Breast Density Information for GPs
BreastScreen South Australia information about breast density for health professionals
BreastScreen Victoria breast density information for General Practitioners
BreastScreen Western Australia information about breast density for General Practitioners
More Resources
ABC Health Report Why density matters when it comes to screening
The Conversation Having dense breasts is linked to cancer. But advice about breast density can depend on where you live
*this article refers to the 2020 BreastScreen position statement which has since been updated
Journal of Clinical Medicine Breast Density Notification: An Australian Perspective
eCancer Medical Science InforMD: a new initiative to raise public awareness about breast density
Lecture on breast density courtesy of McGrath Foundation eLearning platform which received CPD accreditation from the Australian College of Nursing in 2017
ROSA Research project by the Cancer Council investigating risk-based breast cancer screening in Australia
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Breast density literature review
Information for healthcare professionals in the U.S.A. can be found at Dense Breast Info
American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Reporting And Data System (BI-RADS) altas provides standardised breast imaging terminology, report organisation, assessment structure and a classification system for mammography, ultrasound and MRI of the breast.
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