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Senators Feinstein & Ayotte invite Dr. Cappello to Address Senate Briefing on Breast Density and Federal Legislation.

Dr. Cappello speaking at the Senate staff briefing as Joan Lunden listens

Senator Dianne Feinstein and Kelly Ayotte, sponsors of the Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2015, convene senate briefing to educate staff about the harms of dense breast tissue.

Joan Lunden, American Cancer Society and Susan G Komen unite with Dr. Cappello to advocate for a federal bill to disclose breast tissue composition to women to prompt discussions with healthcare providers about personal screening surveillance.

To contact your representatives to support The Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2015, click here.

Senator Dianne Feinstein at a conference table with Dr. Cappello, Joan Lunden and fellow advocates

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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.