Traditional mammograms have long been the gold standard for breast cancer detection, but they aren't always perfect.

The plight of a Nova Scotia woman who died of breast cancer is being touted by advocates as an example of why supplemental screening should become standard for women with dense breasts in Canada.

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This makes it more challenging to detect breast cancer because dense tissue and tumors both appear white on a mammogram. That's one reason why it's recommended to have an additional screening done.

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For women with dense breast tissue, screening can be even trickier. Women with dense breasts have less fatty tissue, and researchers are now looking at the benefit of using an abbreviated MRI.