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White House Flower Shop Designer Donates Floral Centerpieces

The 2009 Business Women's Forum (BWF^®) donates $1000.00 from the proceeds of Master Floral Designer Ruth Loiseau's stunning floral centerpieces to Are You Dense, Inc. The donation was in honor of Robin Roberts, the keynote speaker at the BWF^®, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 after she felt a lump in her breast. Her cancer was not detected by mammogram because of dense breast tissue but found by ultrasound. Ms. Loiseau's mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer during this time, gained strength from Ms. Robert's personal journey of being a breast cancer patient as her progress was chronicled on "Good Morning America". To view the video of Robin's heartfelt announcement of her breast cancer diagnosis to her faithful viewing family click here. To view Ruth L's floral collection click here. To view the BWF^® Press Release click here.

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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.