. >> reporter: halle layton was 39 when doctors told her she had breast cancer. it was already stage 4. >> i was now incurable. it's the elizabeth edwards stage. they said you're going to be in treatment for the rest of your life. >> reporter: with a family history for breast cancer, layton started ma'am grams at 35 opinion the test didn't show cancer, but her doctor didn't tell layton her breasts were dense, which can make the x- rays difficult to read. instead of sending her for extra testing, the doctor never brought it up. >> reporter: layton's case isn't that unusual. mammograms can miss up to 20% of breast cancers. >> reporter: which is why new york's legislature passed a bill requiring health care providers to notify women if their breasts are dense. the medical community is opposed, concerned that it could lead to unnecessary testing. dr. reya shavo comments. >> this should be part of the conversation for how each woman should be screened for breast cancer. >> reporter: layton didn't get that opportunity. >> i don't want my mother to mourn me. >> reporter

people in layton's burger cleaning up the damage from the bladenburgt storm -- newschannel they willare still homeless. check in on the roads with lisa baden. we have a normal body lay on manassas and centreville route 50 and 95 between richmond and baltimore. will give you travel times nowing in your favor right to pack extraneed patients this morning. the beltway off of germantown with a normal backup. are inthe most part, we the 70's. northwest and it is a little cooler. we have some storms north of the line and we will see more development as the cold front drops south. we will have some showers from afternoonto the early in the lower 80's. we will be back at 8:27. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. got my bearings. ♪ a little bird told me about a band. ♪ an old man shared some fish stories. ♪ ooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but i still got to see her. we talked for hours. ♪ everyone else buzzed about the band. music, stories, adventures, memories. ♪ ...all at my fingertips. ♪ there's a wireless mind inside all of us. ♪ so, where to next? ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>