Qui nous sommes
Dense Breasts Canada (DBC) est une organisation à but non lucratif, fondée en 2016. DBC est composé de personnes dévouées, atteintes ou non d'un cancer du sein, et de professionnels de la santé. Tous s'engagent à sensibiliser et à plaider en faveur d'un dépistage optimal du cancer du sein.
NOS OBJECTIFS : SENSIBILISATION ET DÉFENSE DE VOS DROITS
Sensibiliser le public et les professionnels de la santé aux risques associés aux seins denses et à l'importance du dépistage, dès l'âge de 40 ans.
Convaincre les autorités sanitaires de signaler la densité mammaire aux femmes et de proposer un dépistage supplémentaire aux femmes ayant des seins denses.
Convaincre le gouvernement fédéral de réviser les lignes directrices actuelles en matière de dépistage du cancer du sein et de réformer le Groupe d'étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs.
POURQUOI NOUS RECHERCHONS LE CHANGEMENT
Plus de 3 millions de femmes au Canada, âgées de plus de 40 ans, ont des seins denses. DBC souhaite sensibiliser les femmes à l'importance de connaître et de comprendre la densité de leurs seins afin qu'elles puissent être proactives dans la réduction de leur risque et qu'elles puissent également avoir des discussions informées avec leurs fournisseurs de soins de santé.
L'importance de la densité mammaire : Les seins denses présentent deux risques : 1. Les femmes ayant des seins denses ont plus de chances de développer un cancer du sein. 2. Les tissus denses peuvent masquer le cancer. Les femmes ayant des seins denses peuvent bénéficier d'un dépistage supplémentaire afin de réduire le nombre de diagnostics de cancer manqués ou retardés.
L'importance d'un dépistage optimal: La détection précoce du cancer du sein offre les meilleures chances de survie. Le taux de survie à cinq ans est de 99,8 % au stade 1 et de 23 % au stade 4. La détection précoce permet également d'éviter la chimiothérapie, la mastectomie et la dissection axillaire. Le dépistage optimal comprend un dépistage annuel à partir de 40 ans et jusqu'à 74 ans, ainsi qu'un dépistage supplémentaire pour les femmes ayant des seins denses.
![Adrienne-1929](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Adrienne-1929.jpg)
![Adrienne-2210-copy](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Adrienne-2210-copy.jpg)
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You can do all the right things and still get cancer, so keep yourself in check. It isn't your fault or anyone else's when it happens. I was vegan for most of my life, was active with a normal BMI. I don't drink alcohol. I?ve never smoked. Be diligent with your self-exams. If something doesn't seem right, listen to your body. Get it checked out. I may not have lived if I had waited until I was 50 for my first mammogram.
Adrienne | Diagnosed at 43
![Melanie-7477](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Melanie-7477.jpg)
![Melanie-7673](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Melanie-7673.jpg)
![IWYTK_logo IWYTK_logo](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWYTK_logo.png)
While mammograms are the gold standard for checking breast cancer, they don?t always help. KNOW your breast density score (A, B, C, or D). Educate yourself. Additional screening may be required for C and D. You should always trust your instincts. The best advocate is YOU. If you feel something, say something. If you're not comfortable with something, ask questions, request second opinions, but do not be quiet.
Melanie | Diagnosed at 46
![Adrienne-1929](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Adrienne-1929.jpg)
![Adrienne-2210-copy](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Adrienne-2210-copy.jpg)
![IWYTK_logo IWYTK_logo](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWYTK_logo.png)
You can do all the right things and still get cancer, so keep yourself in check. It isn't your fault or anyone else's when it happens. I was vegan for most of my life, was active with a normal BMI. I don't drink alcohol. I?ve never smoked. Be diligent with your self-exams. If something doesn't seem right, listen to your body. Get it checked out. I may not have lived if I had waited until I was 50 for my first mammogram.
Adrienne | Diagnosed at 43
![Melanie-7477](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Melanie-7477.jpg)
![Melanie-7673](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Melanie-7673.jpg)
![IWYTK_logo IWYTK_logo](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWYTK_logo.png)
While mammograms are the gold standard for checking breast cancer, they don?t always help. KNOW your breast density score (A, B, C, or D). Educate yourself. Additional screening may be required for C and D. You should always trust your instincts. The best advocate is YOU. If you feel something, say something. If you're not comfortable with something, ask questions, request second opinions, but do not be quiet.
Melanie | Diagnosed at 46
![Adrienne-1929](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Adrienne-1929.jpg)
![Adrienne-2210-copy](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Adrienne-2210-copy.jpg)
![IWYTK_logo IWYTK_logo](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWYTK_logo.png)
You can do all the right things and still get cancer, so keep yourself in check. It isn't your fault or anyone else's when it happens. I was vegan for most of my life, was active with a normal BMI. I don't drink alcohol. I?ve never smoked. Be diligent with your self-exams. If something doesn't seem right, listen to your body. Get it checked out. I may not have lived if I had waited until I was 50 for my first mammogram.
Adrienne | Diagnosed at 43
![Melanie-7477](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Melanie-7477.jpg)
![Melanie-7673](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Melanie-7673.jpg)
![IWYTK_logo IWYTK_logo](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IWYTK_logo.png)
While mammograms are the gold standard for checking breast cancer, they don?t always help. KNOW your breast density score (A, B, C, or D). Educate yourself. Additional screening may be required for C and D. You should always trust your instincts. The best advocate is YOU. If you feel something, say something. If you're not comfortable with something, ask questions, request second opinions, but do not be quiet.
Melanie | Diagnosed at 46
Notre équipe
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![Marlie Oden Marlie Oden](https://densebreastscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Marlie-Oden.jpg)
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Nos Défenseurs
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Rosiline Kraft | British Columbia
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Michelle Di Tomaso | British Columbia
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Sara Towgood | British Columbia
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Natalie Kwadrans | Alberta
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In Memory Libby Wilson | Alberta
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In Memory Sharon Olson | Saskatchewan
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Carole Rucks | Saskatchewan
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Debbie Kerr | Ontario
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Amanda Theyers | Ontario
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Pam Hall | Prince Edward Island
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Kathy Kaufield
New Brunswick | Prince Edward Island
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Gaynor Hart | Nova Scotia
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Anne Zakem | Prince Edward Island
Patron d'honneur
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