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Thanks! 4th Annual Are You Dense Ribbon Ride

Are You Dense? Ribbon Ride

THANKS FOR ANOTHER AWESOME RIBBON RIDE TO PREVENT MISSED, DELAYED AND ADVANCED STAGE BREAST CANCER TO REDUCE MORTALITY.

PICS FROM THE RIBBON RIDE!

Motorcyclist with pink ribbons streaming from his bikePink ribbons tied to a black motorcycle with a MY-GRL license plate

Volunteer at registration showing the back of an Are You Dense? Ribbon Ride T-shirt Five supporters, one holding pink ribbons, smiling in front of thank-you signs

Four volunteers in sunglasses at the pink registration tentFour supporters, one holding ride flyers, by the pink tents

Sunday, September 4, 2016 - Begins at Wolcott American Legion

Registration begins @10AM Kickstands UP at NOON

The 2016 Ribbon Ride leaves the Wolcott American Legion for a scenic non-stop, casual ride through beautiful Litchfield Hills!

Returning back to the American Legion for a delicious LUNCH by D & J's.

Music and Raffle too!

Walk-ins Welcomed - You don't have to be a RIDER to Support Are You Dense Inc.

Tickets Here Buy Ribbon Ride tickets

For ride information and more info contact Scott Little at 203-879-3353/203-206-3104

Riders: $25 Passengers/Walk-Ins: $20

Generously Supported by Yankee Harley, Haymond Law, Ships & Tips and The Print Shop of Wolcott!

Download Ribbon Ride POSTER here.

Flyer: 4th annual Are You Dense? Ribbon Ride, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, a police-escorted run from Wolcott American Legion

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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.