Kentucky Governor Ushers in 30th State Density Reporting Law
Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky signed HB78 into law today, making Kentucky the 30th state to report dense breast tissue to the patient through the mammography report. Representative Jim DuPlessis who led the efforts in…
Read More »Colorado Becomes State #29 to Disclose Dense Breast Tissue to Patients
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed the Centennial State's Dense Breast Reporting Bill SB17-142 on April 6, 2017, adding to the growing list of density reporting laws across the country. The bill was introduced in the…
Read More »The TROUBLE with Dense Breasts - Huffington Post blog by Dr. David Katz
Dr. David Katz, Founding director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, interviews Dr. Nancy Cappello to discuss the health risks and basic TROUBLE of dense breast tissue. "A false sense of security from a "normal"…
Read More »114th Congress reintroduces National Standard for Density Reporting
Nancy M. Cappello, Ph.D., Director and Founder of Are You Dense Advocacy, Inc. and Are You Dense Inc. applauds Senators Dianne Feinstein, Kelly Ayotte, Representatives Rosa DeLauro, Steve Israel and Mike Fitzpatrick for the…
Read More »American Society of Breast Disease Statement on Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
From the ASBD statement: The potential benefits of DBT include a reduction in the tissue overlap leading to increase sensitivity and specificity of breast cancer detection. It may also improve the characterizations of…
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