I am a Patient advocate from Ireland. Beingdense.com is about Breast Density and the relevance of Supplemental Breast Screening Ultrasound / MRI for women with Dense Breasts. Breast Density is a predominant risk factor for Breast Cancer. Currently Women are not routinely informed about their Breast Density when they participate in Breast Cancer Mammogram Screening.
Just because October’s over, doesn’t mean the fight against breast cancer is. Raise a hand and share to help spread the word about breast density. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSSprgnQp_4 Here on The Pulse, we have taken a close look at where we stand in the battle against breast cance Source: Breast Density Explained with Emoji
This is another read one share one, please share with at least one other woman. Please read this and then share it with at least one other woman in your life 🍋🍋 If you have had a mammogram in your 20s -30s or 40s it is likely to have been carried out in a … More Make sure your mammogram follows you. Read and share 🍋🍋
This a very detailed report but worth sharing. http://cordis.europa.eu/result/rcn/187468_en.html Are medical professionals in Ireland speaking out about the risks asociated with breast density? Why is our Irish national breast screening service not advising women in relation to breast density? Will your radiologist pass on your breast density information? ASK for it at your next mammogram. … More European Commission : CORDIS : Projects & Results Service : Final Report Summary – ASSURE (Adapting Breast Cancer Screening Strategy Using Personalised RiskEstimation)
Ten partners from seven European countries were involved in a project which looked specifically at the risk that women with breast density face. This study began in 2012 and results were published in November 2015 in the Nederlands. The project was part funded by the European Commision. Examples of breast density patterns, with overall density … More Europe says way forward is to personalise breast screening protocols
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/12189095/NHS-breast-cancer-tests-miss-3.5k-tumours-a-year.html More and more evidence to support PERSONALISED BREAST SCREENING PROTOCOLS Women in Ireland deserve better. Breast density masks breast cancer tumours. beingdense.com advocates for the mandatory reporting of breast density levels with mammogram radiology results.
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New link between breast density and contralateral breast cancer This study presents yet another complexity in the whole area of breast density. How can Irish women hope to question this when we are not even told about our breast density levels. Information about your breast density level is available, be your own advocate and insist … More Contralateral cancer fears links breast density
The Huffington Post published yet another compelling article about Nancy Cappello who began America’s first ever campaign to have breast density information given to women. Legislation now exists in 30 US States because Nancy was determined that women would be told the truth about their breast density and given the opportunity to make informed choices … More One woman’s determination leads to breast density lesislation nationwide
It has taken time and the steady, relentless, committment from women all over America but it has been worth it. It continues with Iowa, the most recent American State to have legislated for mandatory breast density reporting. areyoudense.com latest on new breast density legislation from Iowa Women in Ireland deserve no less, why wait 4 … More United States breast density legislation steps up one more time
For any woman, a breast cancer diagnosis is devastating. Life will never be the same, ever again. Cancer changes you, it really does. The following is a link to an article from the U.K. Centre for Building Psychological Resilience to Breast Cancer Click …..Insight into breast cancer diagnosis Please read the article and share … More Breast cancer, diagnosis and life
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