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What's in your Bra?

Twenty Two Governors and Legislatures want women to have the SAME information that their doctors do - Are You Dense?
Dr. Cappello receives the Promise Award from Joan Lunden on behalf of Komen of Connecticut

Joan Lunden and Dr. Cappello lead the SURVIVOR parade at the Komen CT Race for the Cure in Westport.
US Preventive Screening Task Force Sours on Yearly Screenings: Inconclusive for added Screening for Dense Breasts.

What's conclusive is that mammography is limited in dense breasts and added screening detects invasive cancers invisible by mammography. Invasive cancers are not just a nuisance - they can kill.
Good Morning Washington DC.....

Ms Joan Lunden & Dr.Cappello on Capitol Hill "A national density reporting law will leave no one blindsided and potentially harmed by their dense breast tissue.”
Kenny James Headlined 7th Annual MusicFest June 20th at Palace Theater

Waterbury CT Native, Kenny James, Star Search Winner, rocked the house to benefit Are You Dense Inc.

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.