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Dr. Cappello Lectures in Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Cappello joined Breast Health Leaders from Across the Globe to Lecture at the 23rd International Breast Cancer Society Conference in Tokyo, Japan.

Dr. Seigo Nakamura and Dr. Cappello at the Japanese Breast Cancer Society meeting

Dr. Seigo Nakamura and Dr. Nancy M. Cappello

Dr. Seigo Nakamura, President of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society, invited Dr. Cappello at the request of Dr. Mitsuhiro Tozaki, Radiologist and Director of the Breast Center, Kameda Medical Center and Founder of the Breast Cancer Imaging Network, a non-profit organization.

In January, 2013, Dr. Tozaki contacted Dr. Cappello to request her assistance in educating the Japanese public about the harms of dense breast tissue and to announce Are You Dense Inc. and its website to Japanese physicians, healthcare providers and patient advocates through the Breast Cancer Imaging Network.

INNERVISION, a premier Japanese Imaging Publication, featured Are You Dense Inc. and Dr. Cappello in its Women's Imaging 2015 special edition.

Dr. Tozaki and Dr. Cappello seated at a conference booth

Dr. Tozaki & Dr. Cappello

Dr. Cappello with Japanese breast cancer survivors and healthcare providers Breast Cancer Imaging Network meets Are You Dense? display table with pink ribbon posters

Survivors & HealthCare Providers Meet with Dr. Cappello Breast Cancer Imaging Network & Are You Dense Unite

Poster for the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society, July 2 to 4, 2015, Tokyo International Forum

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Are You Dense? Fact #1: Breast density is one of the strongest predictors of the failure of mammography screening to detect cancer.

Are You Dense? Fact #2: Two-thirds of pre-menopausal women and 40% of post-menopausal women have dense breast tissue.

Are You Dense? Fact #3: Adding more sensitive tests to mammography significantly increase detection of invasive cancers that are small and node negative.

Are You Dense? Fact #4: American College of Radiology describes women with "Dense Breast Tissue" as having a higher than average risk of Breast Cancer.

Are You Dense? Fact #5: While a mammogram detects 98% of cancers in women with fatty breasts, it finds only 48% in women with dense breasts.

Are You Dense? Fact #6: A woman at average risk and a woman at high risk have an EQUAL chance of having their cancer masked by mammogram.

Are You Dense? Fact #7: Women with dense breasts who had breast cancer have a four times higher risk of recurrence than women with less-dense breasts.

Are You Dense? Fact #8: A substantial proportion of Breast Cancer can be attributed to high breast density alone.

Are You Dense? Fact #9: Cancer turns up five times more often in women with extremely dense breasts than those with the most fatty tissue.

Are You Dense? Fact #10: There are too many women who are unaware of their breast density, believe their “Happy Gram” when it reports no significant findings and are at risk of receiving a later stage cancer diagnosis.