Calif. governor signs breast density notification bill

After vetoing legislation last year, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill over the weekend that requires women in the state to be notified following a mammogram if they have dense breast tissue. SB 1538 requires that women with dense breast tissue be notified following a mammogram, and that information about breast density be provided to discuss with their doctor. Brown’s signature makes California the fifth state with a breast density notification law (following Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, and New York). Legislation is also being considered in a dozen other states and in Congress. The California law will take effect on April 1, 2013.