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Before the FDA ruling, 39 states and Washington D.C. had state mandates that required mammogram facilities to notify patients about their breast density or inform them about breast density, in ...
Starting Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, all mammogram facilities across the country will be required to notify patients about the density of their breasts as part of updated mammography regulations ...
The new FDA changes require facilities to provide patients with information about their breast density and include specific language in the mammogram result letter to explain how breast density ...
The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) was enacted by the United States Congress to regulate the quality of care in mammography. The act was officially effective in 1994, and was extended in 2004 to continue through 2007. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began inspections of mammography facilities to ensure compliance in 1995 ...
The law was named after Henda Salmeron, a breast cancer survivor and an activist since 2009, who helped draft Henda’s Law. She lobbied to change the standard of care for women with dense breast tissue through the Texas House Bill HB 2102, "Henda's Law", requiring every mammography provider to specifically notify women that they have dense breast tissue and the increased risks associated ...
Through its National Mammography Program, NBCF provides free mammograms and diagnostic care services to underserved women by partnering with medical facilities across the U.S. [6] [7] It also partners with Convoy of Hope to provide breast cancer education and resources to women in need. [8]
Big changes are coming to mammogram results — and it could help with screening breast cancer.. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated that starting Tuesday, Sept. 10, people will get ...
The FDA's new rules released Thursday essentially set a minimum amount of information mammogram providers will be required to tell women. It "provides uniform guidance," Burstein said, because "it ...