Local Resident Highlights Widely Unknown Cancer Risk with Awareness Day
Updated 2/22/2021 9:20 AM
Day Of Awareness Highlights Widely Unknown Cancer Risk - Most Women Don t Know Their Breast Density
Hawthorn Woods, IL February 19,2021, Most women do not know their breast density and are unaware that breast density increases their risk of developing breast cancer. The denser the breast, the higher the risk. Moreover, mammography will miss over 50% of cancers in dense breasts, leaving cancers to grow and possibly spread. For women with dense breast tissue, screening mammography (including 3D) is not enough.
My Density Matters organization founder Leslie Ferris Yerger created an awareness day to educate women and save lives. This day titled Find Out My Breast Density Day will empower women to find out their breast density, and if they are dense, to talk with their doctor about additional screening.