Nancy's Chalkboard Blog
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Calling All Physicians to C’mon Aboard the Breast Density High-Speed Train
There would be no greater joy than for me to put an ‘out of business’ sign on the Are You Dense Inc., and Are You Dense Advocacy, Inc. spare bedroom office door. So, docs you are welcome to c’mon aboard the breast density high speed train to guide patients to reach their personalized-screening destination to reduce advanced disease and, in turn, deadly collisions from this dream-killer disease.
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Twitter, Emojis & Dense Breasts: #DownUnder and #UpOver Unite to Prevent Advanced Breast Cancer
We hugged, we laughed, we cried, we dined and we lamented about the sluggishness of getting the independent risk and masking effect of dense breast tissue to women.
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Nancy’s Chalkboard: Could the Breast Density Fog be Lifting? Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Dense Breasts: ACR and FDA weigh in
My mind was racing with inside chatter. “I just had a normal mammogram, how could this be? Later stage? What the heck does that mean? I don’t have any family history? Maybe this is a mistake.”
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Exchanging 'Mammography' Screening with 'Breast Cancer' Screening: No Refunds or Returns for Advanced Disease
Despite decades of mammography screening, breast cancer remains one of the major causes of cancer deaths in women. Research concludes that early detection by screening reduces mortality from breast cancer by detecting cancer early, leading to a decline in the rate at which women present with late-stage breast cancer when a refund or a return has expired.
