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'For the Girls' Brunch & Auction Oct 28th

SOLD OUT!!

THANKS TO GUEST AUCTIONEER MS. EARLENE BABCOCK FOR MAKING THE EVENT A HUGH SUCCESS

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR - OCTOBER 2019!

Brunch guests and auctioneer Earlene Babcock, in costume, posing at the Are You Dense? backdrop

Spectrum Associates

Hitachi

Present

The Fifth Annual "For the Girls' Brunch & Auction with Guest Auctioneer Earlene Babcock Supporting the Breast Cancer Global non-profit Are You Dense Inc.

At Grand Oak Villa - Oakville CT

Earlene Babcock, in costume, hugging Dr. Cappello

Ms. Earlene Babcock & Dr Cappello at MusicFest 2018!

Sunday October 28th at GRAND OAK Villa Oakville CT 12-4PM Abundant Executive Brunch, Bellinis & Mimosas

Live Auction, Vendors, Raffle, Famous Dessert Auction,

Music by Twist of Lime

Info@AreYouDense.org

Djohnson@draxray.com

Sponsorship Info Here

Vendor Info Here

Flyer to Share/Download Here

Thanks to our Generous Sponsors

PINK RIBBON

Diagnostic Radiology Associates The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center Naugatuck Valley Radiology

MyriadThe Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital

Ticket: 5th Annual Brunch & Auction, Sunday, October 28, 2018, Grand Oak Villa, Oakville CT

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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.