SOURCE: Marie Wilson with the Daily Herald

A state law taking effect Jan. 1 will require all mammography patients to be notified if a test reveals “dense breasts,” a risk factor for breast cancer that decreases the likelihood of detecting the disease through typical scans.

For patients who need follow-up screening, Edward Hospital in Naperville this fall began offering a procedure that could improve diagnostic accuracy — without a trip inside an MRI machine.

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