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'FOR THE GIRLS' Dinner & Auction

with Breast Surgeon Dr. Beth Sieling

THANK YOU! COMING SOON - PICTURES OF EVENT~ See you October 2017!

October 28th Courtyard Marriott

63 Grand Street Waterbury CT

6 to 10 PM

Join us for an evening of exposing secrets and discovering what's hidden inside!

She's BACK - The Inimitable Guest Auctioneer, Breast Surgeon, Dr. Beth Sieling

Dr. Beth Sieling

Cheese & Fruit Display, Plated Dinner, Cash Bar, Live "SECRET" auction/Raffle & Dessert Auction. Shopping too w/our incredible vendors. Music by A Twist of Lime.

Tickets $40.00 - We will sell out - if you want to purchase ticket contact Donna by phone at 203.206.4350

Vendor Information SOLD OUT of Vendor Spots!

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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.