Perhaps most importantly, women with very dense breasts are four to five times more likely to develop breast cancer than women with less dense breasts.4,5 To increase awareness of this issue, thirty-one states require some level of breast density notification after a mammogram, but often this can result in confusion for women receiving the notification letters. "Radiologists and referring physicians needed an answer for how to screen the roughly half of women with dense breasts, because until now, this patient population was confused and frustrated without a clear path forward," said Pete Valenti, Hologic's Division President, Breast and Skeletal Health Solutions. "We are pleased today to provide this definitive guidance from the FDA that the Genius exam is a superior screening solution for women with dense breasts. This is yet another reason referring physicians can feel confident in recommending Hologic's Genius exam."