Call for Irish breast screening to include breast density levels

Breast Density is a globally recognised breast cancer risk factor. Why are Irish women not told this at mammography screening? Why is this information withheld? Breast density notification should be mandatory at mammography screening – this utube clip explains why. Irish breast screening protocols must be re-examined. ย What are we waiting for ?  

Physician and Breast Cancer researcher- Deborah Rhodes on breast density risk

  There are two groups of women when it comes to screening mammography โ€” women in whom mammography works very well and has saved thousands of lives and women in whom it doesn’t work well at all. Do you know which group you’re in? If you don’t, you’re not alone. Because the breast has become … More Physician and Breast Cancer researcher- Deborah Rhodes on breast density risk

Demystify Breast Density Fog for Irish Women

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in women in Ireland. Almost 3,000 women in ย Ireland are diagnosed each year. Breast cancer accounts for one third of all newly diagnosed cancers in women in Ireland and is the second highest cause of cancer death. Early detection leads to far better outcomes for patients. For two … More Demystify Breast Density Fog for Irish Women

Breast Density Reporting Law in Nebraska

  Widower completes wife’s dying wish with new mammogram law Like 40 percent of women, ย Cheri Rauthย had dense breast tissue. Yearly mammograms could not spot the cancer that was forming inside her body; it was not detected until she had an ultrasound and biopsy. Bill Rauth, Cheri’s husband explains IRISH radiologists and cancer screening specialists … More Breast Density Reporting Law in Nebraska

Make sure your mammogram follows you. Read and share ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹

  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 ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹ 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 ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ‹

European Commission : CORDIS : Projects & Results Service : Final Report Summary – ASSURE (Adapting Breast Cancer Screening Strategy Using Personalised RiskEstimation)

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)