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UK women warned of "hidden" breast cancer risk

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AAP,
Publish Date
Mon, 29 Sept 2014, 2:30pm
Breast cancer screening scan (Getty Images)
Breast cancer screening scan (Getty Images)

UK women warned of "hidden" breast cancer risk

Author
AAP,
Publish Date
Mon, 29 Sept 2014, 2:30pm

More than 700,000 women across the UK are said to be living with a "hidden" breast cancer risk.

The charity Breast Cancer Campaign has warned women who are deemed to have "high breast density" are at a significantly higher risk of developing the disease than others.

A woman is classed as having a high density when there is more collagen and glandular tissue compared to fatty tissue in her breasts.

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