Study Aims to Keep Women from Learning About their Dense Breast Tissue Cancer Risk
The non-profit patient advocacy organization, Are You Dense Advocacy, Inc. and its physician allies strongly refute a study published in this week’s Annals of Internal Medicine. The study, Benefits, Harms, and…
Read More »Dr. Cappello's Blog Post: Beyond the Mammogram: 11 Awareness Facts I Discovered After my Advanced Cancer Diagnosis
She handed me a "Johnny." My inability to absorb her instructions left me clueless as to whether to tie the hospital gown in front or back. In the examining room, she continued babbling as my mind continued to spin. I was…
Read More »Dr. Cappello's Huff Post Blog: Shared Decision Making a Fantasy as Task Force Recommendations Put Women at Risk for Undetected Cancers
Patients can only act upon what their doctors disclose to them. Without disclosing a woman's dense breast tissue composition to her and continuing with discussions about its impact on her access to an early breast cancer…
Read More »Dr. Cappello's Blog Post: The Manic World of Social Media and Breast Cancer: Gratitude and Grief
I meet innumerable women, fervent in their yearly breast cancer screening, yet diagnosed with a missed, delayed and advanced stage cancer because of their dense breast tissue. Like me, these women never knew about the impact…
Read More »Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame honors Dr. Cappello
For nearly two decades, the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame has been honoring the achievements of Connecticut women, using their stories of triumph to educate and inspire young girls and women. The theme of the ceremony was…
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