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OP-ED by DBC Cofounder Jennie Dale

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...
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I Want You To Know

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...
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In Memory: Elizabeth “Libby” Wilson

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...
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What is PocketHealth?

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...
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Michelle Di Tomaso and I started Dense Breasts Canada because important breast health information was being withheld from women. We did not expect the many obstacles in getting information to...
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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...
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How does your province/territory rate?

We live in such a beautiful country but this is not a pretty look. Here we examine 5 key breast screening practices that can save lives- evidence shows they can...
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Our Fall newsletter

Dense Breasts Canada Fall 2022 Update
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Op-ed by DBC co-founder/executive director Jennie Dale

The same breast screening guidelines Congress deemed too dangerous for American women continue to be used in Canada-putting thousands of Canadian women at risk of later-stage diagnoses, harsher treatments, and...
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