An Inconvenient Truth: Implementing Solutions To Screening The Dense Breast To Avoid Winners And Losers
My blue-collar dad, who started a plumbing business, instilled in me the value of education. Though he died when I was fifteen, I continue to hear his resolute wisdom which aided my career decisions for nearly five decades. My career as an educator, culminating with a Ph.D., afforded me bountiful opportunities to...
Top 10 Tips for Your First Mammogram
If you are about to get your first mammogram, it’s normal to feel some anxiety. But you can put your mind at ease if you approach the exam armed with knowledge. Following are some tips to help you be iNFORMED. 1. Mammograms are lifesaving. Finding breast cancer early reduces your...
What are dense breasts? Does it matter?
There is a wide variety of how normal breasts appear, both visually and on mammography. However, one of the important ways breasts differ on mammography is breast density. What is breast density? Breasts are composed of fat, supporting structures like ligaments and vessels, and glandular tissue. The glands that produce milk...
“Isn’t my mammogram good enough?”
Most women have had or are at least familiar with the important role that mammograms can play in diagnosing breast cancer. For many women, the thought of a mammogram causes feelings of anxiety and stress. To face a mammogram with more confidence and less angst, it’s important for women to...