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The Government of Ontario has announced it is lowering the age threshold for mammogram coverage to age 40, from age 50. The screenings, available every two years, will be covered by provincial health insurance beginning in the fall of 2024, through self-referral via the Ontario Breast Screening Program. “Nearly 12,000 Ontarians are diagnosed with breast…

Dense Breasts Canada Fall 2023 Update. Please read here https://sh1.sendinblue.com/akri1y4ghxpfe.html?t=1700417146

Media Release Dense Breasts Canada Welcomes Ontario Decision to Lower Breast Screening Eligibility to Age 40 October 30, 2023 Toronto – Today’s decision by the Government of Ontario to lower the eligibility age for self-referral for mammograms from 50 to 40 is an important step in protecting the lives of thousands of people in Canada’s…

It’s time! Every October, as the leaves turn red, orange, and yellow, another colour also makes its appearance—pink. Each Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Canadians don pink ribbons and raise money for research, but tragically the needless suffering and deaths continue. This October, dare we hope for better? In June, the Health Ministry announced $500,000 for…

It’s an honour to introduce our photo essay I WANT YOU TO KNOW, a collaborative and volunteer effort with award winning photographer Hilary Gauld and the amazing Ellyn-Winters Robinson. We began working on this Breast Cancer Awareness Month project last April, and we’re so proud of the results. Stunning portraits of 31 incredible individuals with…

Three years ago today, September 5th, 2020, I was introduced on Facebook Messenger to a 36-year-old woman with stage 4 breast cancer. She had a 2-year-old daughter. I hesitated, lost for words, and only offered a quick “Hi.” A few weeks later, I did better and so our conversations began, flowing easily, often in the…

What is PocketHealth? PocketHealth is a secure, online way for patients to access, permanently store and share their medical imaging records and reports from any device, anywhere. When a patient visits a PocketHealth connected imaging site (hospital, clinic etc.) they can access a digital copy of their imaging and reports and share them easily with…

Dense Breasts Canada began because important breast health information was being withheld from women. We did not expect the many obstacles in getting information to women and we’ve been tackling them province by province. We’re working to expose more secrets, but today we’re thrilled to say every woman in Ontario, aged 50-74, having a screening…

The recently released United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening recommendations are both exciting and disappointing. The good news is the US Task Force recommended screening mammograms begin at age 40, instead of 50, for women of average risk. The US Task Force provided various reasons for the change including: an increase…