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Senator Joseph Crisco of Connecticut hosts Dr. Huang, Prominent Surgeon from Taiwan

Dr. Pai-Jung Huang visits with Senator Crisco and Dr. Cappello, President and Founder of Are You Dense, Inc. to discuss Connecticut's landmark policies and legislation concerning dense breast tissue for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer.

In recent years, the world has seen a dramatic increase in breast cancer and in Asia, it is now the leading cause of cancer death in women.

The significant increase is due to at least three factors:

Peak breast cancer incidences among Asian women occur between the ages of 40 and 50, nearly 10 years younger than in Western Countries.
The majority of Asian women have dense breasts, one of the risk factors for developing breast cancer.
Dense breasts are particularly difficult to image with mammography.

You can view the Press Conference HERE

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Dr. Pai-Jung Huang visits with Senator Crisco and Dr. Cappello

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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.