Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 86.013. Information on Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening

(i) for a mammography report identifying the patient's breast density as “The breasts are almost entirely fatty” or “There are scattered areas of fibroglandular density,” the statement:  “Breast tissue can be either dense or not dense.  Dense tissue makes it harder to find breast cancer on a mammogram and also raises the risk of developing breast cancer.  Your breast tissue is not dense.  Talk to your healthcare provider about breast density, risks for breast cancer, and your individual situation.”;  or

(ii) for a mammography report identifying the patient's breast density as “The breasts are heterogeneously dense, which may obscure small masses” or “The breasts are extremely dense, which lowers the sensitivity of mammography,” the statement:  “Breast tissue can be either dense or not dense.  Dense tissue makes it harder to find breast cancer on a mammogram and also raises the risk of developing breast cancer.  Your breast tissue is dense.  In some people with dense tissue, other imaging tests in addition to a mammogram may help find cancers.  Talk to your health care provider about breast density, risks for breast cancer, and your individual situation.”;  and