{"id":2904,"date":"2021-07-14T23:16:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T23:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/it-was-never-really-about-the-tweets-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-10-01T02:36:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T02:36:48","slug":"non-profit-organization-launched-to-share-widely-unknown-cancer-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/non-profit-organization-launched-to-share-widely-unknown-cancer-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Profit Organization Launched to Share Widely Unknown Cancer Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2904\" data-postid=\"2904\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2904 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_0a8l16 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_8opp17 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_av2d17\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_of6818 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xebg18 image-top drop-shadow bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_LeslieFerrisYerger2021.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2907\" title=\"photo_LeslieFerrisYerger2021\" alt=\"Leslie Ferris Yerger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_LeslieFerrisYerger2021.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_LeslieFerrisYerger2021-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo_LeslieFerrisYerger2021-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_38ui19 last\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_868r19\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h2 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Non-Profit Organization Launched to Share Widely Unknown Cancer Risk            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    July 14, 2021            <\/span>\n    <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sdbi20\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Most women do not know their breast density and are unaware that breast density increases their breast cancer risk.<\/strong> Mammography will miss over 50% of cancers in dense breasts, leaving their cancers to grow and possibly spread. For women with dense breast tissue, screening mammography (including 3D) is not enough leaving millions of women at risk of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>After a yearlong initiative empowering women to find out their breast density and get essential additional supplemental screenings, Founder Leslie Ferris Yerger will launch My Density Matters as a non-profit organization. &#8220;For decades, the medical industry has known that breast density masks cancers in women with dense breasts, leaving millions of women at risk. Yet very little real progress has been made; I&#8217;ve launched this organization to change that!&#8221; says Yerger.<\/p>\n<p>Through social media, webinars, lectures, educational tools and resources, corporate health and wellness programs, and partnerships, the new organization aims to inspire action and compel women with dense breasts to get essential additional screening. &#8220;It&#8217;s about saving lives through education and finding cancer earlier when the chances of survival are greatest .&#8221; shares Yerger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The launch begins with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 20, 2021, at 4:00 pm at ANUYU Boutique in Lake Zurich, IL.<\/strong> Leslie Ferris Yerger shares that &#8220;We will take a few moments to recognize the people that we&#8217;ve collaborated with so far. We&#8217;ve received tremendous support, and we are grateful for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leslie has formed a leadership team along with volunteer social media ambassadors and hopes to raise $150,000 to support the awareness campaign Find Out My Breast Density Day 2022 and educate millions of women on this widely unknown cancer risk factor.<\/p>\n<p>The organization aims to empower women to find out their breast density and speak with their doctors about additional screening. There is only one way to determine your breast density: get a mammogram and ask for the report. This crucial step is what most women are missing, and many doctors don&#8217;t share this information as a common practice. Once you understand if your density is an A, B, C, or D, you can take action and talk to your doctor about additional screening options that could include ultrasound, molecular breast imaging (MBI), contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), and MRI. 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For women with dense breast tissue, screening mammography (including 3D) is not enough leaving millions of women at risk of cancer.<\/p> <p>After a yearlong initiative empowering women to find out their breast density and get essential additional supplemental screenings, Founder Leslie Ferris Yerger will launch My Density Matters as a non-profit organization. \"For decades, the medical industry has known that breast density masks cancers in women with dense breasts, leaving millions of women at risk. Yet very little real progress has been made; I've launched this organization to change that!\" says Yerger.<\/p> <p>Through social media, webinars, lectures, educational tools and resources, corporate health and wellness programs, and partnerships, the new organization aims to inspire action and compel women with dense breasts to get essential additional screening. \"It's about saving lives through education and finding cancer earlier when the chances of survival are greatest .\" shares Yerger.<\/p> <p><strong>The launch begins with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 20, 2021, at 4:00 pm at ANUYU Boutique in Lake Zurich, IL.<\/strong> Leslie Ferris Yerger shares that \"We will take a few moments to recognize the people that we've collaborated with so far. We've received tremendous support, and we are grateful for it.\"<\/p> <p>Leslie has formed a leadership team along with volunteer social media ambassadors and hopes to raise $150,000 to support the awareness campaign Find Out My Breast Density Day 2022 and educate millions of women on this widely unknown cancer risk factor.<\/p> <p>The organization aims to empower women to find out their breast density and speak with their doctors about additional screening. There is only one way to determine your breast density: get a mammogram and ask for the report. This crucial step is what most women are missing, and many doctors don't share this information as a common practice. Once you understand if your density is an A, B, C, or D, you can take action and talk to your doctor about additional screening options that could include ultrasound, molecular breast imaging (MBI), contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), and MRI. More women need to understand their additional screening options and get screened for this widely unknown breast cancer risk.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2904"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3316,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2904\/revisions\/3316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}