{"id":3747,"date":"2022-02-17T22:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/my-density-matters-an-mph-students-perspective-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T22:58:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T22:58:34","slug":"day-of-awareness-highlights-widely-unknown-cancer-risk-empowers-women-to-get-screened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/day-of-awareness-highlights-widely-unknown-cancer-risk-empowers-women-to-get-screened\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of Awareness Highlights Widely Unknown Cancer Risk &#038; Empowers Women to Get Screened"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3747\" data-postid=\"3747\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3747 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_061i336 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_j1u7337 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_fxpw338\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_8ns6338 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6x3b339 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=\"600\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/promo_FOMBDD2022.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-3745\" title=\"promo_FOMBDD2022\" alt=\"FOMBDD 2022 Press Release\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/promo_FOMBDD2022.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/promo_FOMBDD2022-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>    \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_22vv339 last\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_omde340\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h2 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Day of Awareness Highlights Widely Unknown Cancer Risk &amp; Empowers Women to Get Screened            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    February 17, 2022            <\/span>\n    <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ak4q340\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>What if one piece of additional information could be the difference in your breast health? Most women do not know their breast density and are unaware that breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer.\u00a0Mammography alone can miss up to 50% of cancers in dense breasts, leaving cancers to grow and possibly spread.\u00a0For women with dense breast tissue, screening mammography alone (including 3D) might not be enough.<\/p>\n<p>The My Density Matters nonprofit founded by Leslie Yerger created an awareness day to educate women and save lives. This day titled \u201cFind Out My Breast Density Day\u201d provides education and empowerment for women to find out their breast density, understand their cancer risk and get the proper screening. On February 22, 2022, the organization will be launching a campaign on social media with the hashtag #FindOutMyBreastDensityDay, talking with women, sharing an educational video, and hosting a live Twitter chat at 5:00pm CST with Randy C. 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Most women do not know their breast density and are unaware that breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer.\u00a0Mammography alone can miss up to 50% of cancers in dense breasts, leaving cancers to grow and possibly spread.\u00a0For women with dense breast tissue, screening mammography alone (including 3D) might not be enough.<\/p> <p>The My Density Matters nonprofit founded by Leslie Yerger created an awareness day to educate women and save lives. This day titled \u201cFind Out My Breast Density Day\u201d provides education and empowerment for women to find out their breast density, understand their cancer risk and get the proper screening. On February 22, 2022, the organization will be launching a campaign on social media with the hashtag #FindOutMyBreastDensityDay, talking with women, sharing an educational video, and hosting a live Twitter chat at 5:00pm CST with Randy C. Miles MD, MPH, Breast Imaging Division Chief, and Associate Director of Research at Denver Health, on @mydensitymatter utilizing the hashtag #FindOutMyBreastDensityDay to share this crucial, life-saving information.<\/p> <p>Why is Find Out My Breast Density Day so vitally important? As Leslie shares,<\/p> <p>\"I was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer in November of 2017, two months after an 'all clear' mammogram and ultrasound. My cancer was hiding in my dense breast tissue, left undetected to grow and spread. What happened to me could happen to you and to anybody you know. I created My Density Matters, and this important day, so that my story doesn't become your story\u201d.<\/p> <p>The goal of Find Out My Breast Density Day is to empower women to find out their breast density, and to speak with their doctors about screening. There is only one way to find out your breast density: get a mammogram and ask for the report. Most women are missing this important step, and this information is often not shared without initiating the conversation. Once you understand if your density is an A, B, C or D, (from least to most dense) you can take action and talk to your doctor about whether additional screening is appropriate for you. This message is what women everywhere need to know and understand.<\/p> <p>My Density Matters is a breast cancer nonprofit supported by private donations and corporate sponsorships from <a href=\"https:\/\/cmr-naviscan.com\/\">CMR Naviscan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delphinusmt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delphinus Medical Technologies<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volparahealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volpara Health<\/a>.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3747","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=3747"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3753,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3747\/revisions\/3753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}