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What is dense breast tissue? is it bad to have dense breast tissue?
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Breast tissue: Breast are made of milk ducts, supportive tissue and fatty tissue. Women with dense breasts have a higher ratio of supportive tissue to fatty tissue. One is not better than the other. We are all made a little differently
Answered 12/12/2017
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