Hologic Survey Reveals More than Three in Five Women are Unaware that the Density of a Woman's Breasts Impacts Her Risk for Developing Breast Cancer[1]

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Hologic survey findings include:

• 64 percent of U.S. women do not know that the density of a woman's breasts impacts her risk of developing breast cancer;
• More than two-thirds of U.S women (68 percent) do not know their breast density score; and
• Just 36 percent of women have discussed their breast density with a medical professional – this percentage is slightly higher among women ages 40+, at 43 percent.
• Knowing that having dense breasts increases a person's risk of developing breast cancer, 84% of women would be more likely to go to a facility with mammogram technology proven to be more accurate for women with dense breasts (compared to standard mammography if all things were equal)

The Genius™ 3D Mammography™ exam (also known as the Genius™ exam) is only available on a Hologic® 3D Mammography™ system. The Genius™ exam consists of a 2D and 3D™ image set, where the 2D image can be either an acquired 2D image or a 2D image generated from the 3D™ image set. There are more than 5,000 Hologic 3D Mammography™ systems in use across the United States, so women have convenient access to the Genius™ exam. To learn more about the Genius™ exam, visit http://Genius3DNearMe.com.

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¹ HOLOGIC survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll August 14-16, 2018 among 1,155 U.S. women ages 18+, among whom 710 were ages 40+. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact Jane Mazur.
² FDA submissions P080003, P080003/S001, P080003/S004, P080003/S005.

SOURCE Hologic, Inc.