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DBC Press Release: Medical experts call for reform of federal preventive health task force
NEWS RELEASE Medical experts call for reform of federal preventive health task force\ ?Lives are at stake. It is our duty to prioritize the well-being of all Canadians.? April 15,...
Andrea Douglas writes poignantly about resilient young women facing breast cancer
Here is Andrea Douglas' First person article published in the Globe and Mail April 14th I turned 64 recently - not a particularly significant number - but after facing a...
Our Winter Newsletter
Dense Breasts Canada Winter 2024 Update. Lots of policy changes in Canada happening! https://sh1.sendinblue.com/alckkm4ghxpfe.html?t=1710610872
Let’s talk about systemic racism in Canada’s breast screening guidelines
Is there systemic racism in Canada?s breast screening guidelines? With our breast cancer screening guidelines under review right now, it?s beyond time to take action. What?s the issue? Canada?s breast...
OP-ED: Gaps remain in Quebec’s New Breast Screening Policy
In recent years, we've been thrilled to see many provinces improve their breast screening practices with with density notification, screening at 40, and supplemental screening. It makes us sad though...
Our 2023 Highlights
Check out our highlight reel https://www.facebook.com/densebreastscanada/videos/763076675851678/
Read Jennie Dale’s (DBC Cofounder) opening remarks to the federal health committee
Jennie Dale's opening remarks about breast cancer screening in Canada made to the committee are below: I?m Jennie Dale. I?m a breast cancer patient, and in 2016 I co-founded Dense...
Many provincial governments are approving mammograms starting at age 40–but the federal government continues to trail behind
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...
Fall 2023 Newsletter
Dense Breasts Canada Fall 2023 Update. Please read here https://sh1.sendinblue.com/akri1y4ghxpfe.html?t=1700417146
