BreastScreen Queensland supports the May 2025 BreastScreen Australia Position Statement on Breast Density which recommends that women are informed of their mammographic breast density as measured on their screening mammogram.
Breast density is not currently recorded or reported within the BSQ program. However, Queensland Health is actively working towards statewide implementation of breast density recording and reporting, across its eleven frontline BSQ services.
Planning is underway, spearheaded by our Breast Density Working Group, led by BSQ state radiologist Dr Sonja Gustafson and supported by frontline multidisciplinary breast specialists.
This will ensure a safe, equitable and holistic approach that is responsive to the needs of Queensland women, GPs and primary care partners, and BSQ’s workforce.
Regardless of breast density, mammography is still the best breast cancer screening test. Since the BSQ program commenced, the rate of breast cancer deaths in Queensland has almost halved.
Queensland Health encourages women aged 50 to 74 to continue having a mammogram every two years, regardless of breast density. Even in dense breasts, mammograms detect most breast cancers.
Read more about breast density recording and reporting on the BreastScreen Australia website.
Last updated: May 2025