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Utah House approves mammography notification bill after contentious debate over medical guidance and patient anxiety
Summary
The House approved first-substitute House Bill 258 to require standardized mammography notification language about dense breast tissue; supporters said the change gives patients information, while doctors warned the statutory language may prompt unnecessary follow-up testing, anxiety and legal standards of care.
First substitute House Bill 258, presented by Representative Christiansen, would require mammography providers to include language notifying patients when their mammogram indicates dense breast tissue and to describe that density can make cancers harder to detect by mammography and that patients "might benefit from additional screening options." The sponsor said the language is modeled on statutes in other states (notably Arizona) and is intended to inform patients so they can discuss options with a clinician.
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