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Women in B.C. to have access to breast density info when screened for cancer.

septembre 22, 2018

Dense breasts make it harder to spot cancer in mammograms — but not all affected women know they’re at risk. In 2014, Michelle Di Tomaso was in her doctor’s office…

B.C. women will be first in Canada to get breast density information after mammograms.

septembre 21, 2018

B.C. is becoming the first province in Canada to provide information about breast density to women and their doctors after their mammogram screening tests. Health officials will begin providing women…

Health PEI should tell women if they have dense breasts, says advocacy group.

septembre 19, 2018

An advocacy group called Dense Breasts Canada says Health PEI should be telling Island women about their breast density. In a mammogram, cancer can be harder to see in women…

Former P.E.I. resident wants breast density information given after mammograms.

septembre 11, 2018

Kathy Kaufield has notched another victory. The former Stratford, P.E.I., resident started a social media campaign, #TellMe, to press political leaders to provide women with information about their breast density…

‘I’m dancing a happy dance’: Breast cancer survivor wins a political victory.

septembre 7, 2018

FREDERICTON — A breast cancer survivor and advocate had a sweet victory Friday: She saw the two leading parties adopt her cause as platform planks for the Sept. 24 New…

Liberals, PCs promise to give women breast density information.

septembre 7, 2018

Studies show the denser the breast, the greater the chance of developing cancer. The Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are promising to give women potentially life-saving information in the form of…

How one group’s fight for ‘just a line’ on a mammogram report could save lives.

septembre 1, 2018

Dense breast tissue can obscure cancer on a mammogram image. Kathy Kaufield was given the all-clear following her regular mammogram screening in June 2015. Six months later she discovered the…

Breast density results must be shared with patients, say advocates.

Décembre 19, 2017

The idea is to use the technology instead of relying on a radiologist’s eyes because, like cancer, dense breast tissue appears white in mammograms, making it difficult for radiologists to…

I Didn’t Know Dense Breasts Were A Major Cancer Risk. Then I Found A Lump.

Décembre 7, 2017

It turns out that I am one of the nearly three million Canadian women over the age of 40 who have dense breasts. The letter did not tell me that.…

‘It’s negligence:’ Advocates call on Nova Scotia to inform women of breast density in cancer screening.

novembre 30, 2017

Advocates are taking aim at Nova Scotia’s “negligence” around failing to inform women of a breast cancer screening risk factor they say could save lives.