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Dense Breasts a Problem with Mammograms

There are only five states in the U.S. that require a doctor tell a woman if she has dense breast tissue, and only two of those states require insurance companies cover the needed tests.  Laura Caldwell of Eugene needed an ultra sound to find out she had cancer.  A mammogram couldn't see past the dense tissue. A proposed Oregon bill would change that.

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