A mammogram of healthy breast tissue recorded on film (left) isn’t as clear as a digital mammogram (right). Scientists X-rayed 42,760 women’s breasts with both digital and film machines. Overall, the techniques detected cancer equally well. But in women with dense breast tissue and those under 50, digital readouts detected up to 28 percent more cancers than film did.
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