Early Detection is Everything!
All women should have access to ultrasound screenings!
Journalist Joan Lunden Discusses Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Published on Feb 10, 2015. Roy Firestone interviews longtime journalist, author and television host Joan Lunden on her recent breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Breast Cancer Diagnosis delayed because of dense tissue
Published on Oct 9, 2014. My breast cancer diagnosis was delayed 5 years because I had dense breast tissue. No one explained to me how density impacts a mammograms ability to reveal cancer. No one told me that I was at a higher risk for cancer because of density. I had 4 mammos in a row read as normal when I actually had cancer.
Are You Dense? With Breast Cancer Answers
Streamed live on May 29, 2014. Dr. Jay Harness and Dr. Nancy M. Cappello will discuss breast dense tissue and the issues it prevents for screening, detection and advocacy.
Ellen Jaffee Breast Density Breakthrough Law Press Conference
Published on Nov 5, 2012. Dense Breast Tissue Obscures Mammogram Detection of Tumors in Up to Half of Screenings. Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee (D-95) held a press conference to educate Rockland women, health care providers, and community leaders about breast density and New York's lifesaving Breast Density notification law, which Jaffee authored. Raising awareness of breast density increases detection of early stage cancer when it is most treatable and survivable.
If You’re Dense, You Need to be Smart | Chiqeeta Jameson | TEDxLoyolaMarymountU
Published on Aug 13, 2015. “Dense” boobs are “dangerous” boobs…. only if you don’t know how to take care of them. It’s time to stop treating all breast tissue the same. Bras are made for different breast sizes and shapes so why give women, who have different types of breast tissue, the same breast exam? Mammography is not enough for over 45% of all women in the U.S. Having an additional breast ultrasound exam is the answer.
Dangerous boobs alert! Dense breast tissue hides tumors | Wendy Damonte | TEDxUniversityofNevada
Published on Jan 31, 2014. Wendy Damonte is evening news anchor and HealthWatch reporter for KTVN in Reno, Nevada. Her talk tells the story of how dense breast tissue masked her mother's breast cancer and serves as a call for action to increase awareness of dense breast tissue.
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18 Celebrities With Breast Cancer
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"All Women Should Have Access To...
...Ultrasound Screening For Breast Cancer." Mammography finds tumors early in over 80 percent of cases. The question is how to make the process safer, more accurate and efficient. More
More States Ask, "Are You Dense?"
Mammograms miss 40% of breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue, and such women are four times more likely to develop breast cancer than others. A campaign dubbed "Are You Dense?" is gaining momentum, as Melinda Beck has details on Lunch Break. Photo: American College of Radiology. More
Healthy Eating with Cancer Diet Recipes
When you’re fighting cancer, nutrition is paramount. Eating the foods that most benefit your body can help prevent cancers. These recipes can help get you off on the right foot with delicious, easy-to-prepare healthy foods! More