{"id":3772,"date":"2022-03-24T18:17:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/my-density-matters-an-mph-students-perspective-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T22:35:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T03:35:52","slug":"be-the-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/be-the-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Be The Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3772\" data-postid=\"3772\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3772 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7nqc595 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_kiac596 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_5d0w596\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_86iv597 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_937l598 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=\"454\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Debbie-DeGraw-headshot.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-3775\" title=\"Debbie DeGraw headshot\" alt=\"Debbie DeGraw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Debbie-DeGraw-headshot.jpg 454w, https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Debbie-DeGraw-headshot-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/>    \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_7fwa598 last\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_lfrt599\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h2 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Be The Change            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    March 24, 2022            <\/span>\n    <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_larq599\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Mi densidad importa<\/strong> - esta afirmaci\u00f3n no podr\u00eda ser m\u00e1s cierta para m\u00ed. En enero de 2022 me diagnosticaron un c\u00e1ncer de mama metast\u00e1sico en estadio IV. Qu\u00e9 gran sorpresa cuando todas mis mamograf\u00edas anteriores fueron normales, la \u00faltima en enero de 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Desde este diagn\u00f3stico, que puso mi mundo patas arriba, ten\u00eda planes de jubilaci\u00f3n para dentro de unos a\u00f1os, y muchos otros planes que quiz\u00e1 ahora no se hagan realidad. No pod\u00eda entender c\u00f3mo pod\u00eda estar en estadio IV: \u00a1lo hab\u00eda hecho todo bien! \u00bfC\u00f3mo era posible? \u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo tuve el c\u00e1ncer en mi cuerpo para que llegara a ese estadio?<\/p>\n<p>Estaba enfadada, deprimida, asustada e insensible. En lugar de sentarme y revolcarme en el \"POR QU\u00c9 YO\", decid\u00ed informarme. Muy pronto me di cuenta de que me hab\u00edan informado mal y de que no me hab\u00edan hecho las pruebas adecuadas. Tengo senos densos. Me dijeron que una mamograf\u00eda 3D era suficiente. <em>\u00a1NO!<\/em> Deber\u00eda haber recibido otras proyecciones para acompa\u00f1arlo.<\/p>\n<p>El c\u00e1ncer que tengo se llama <a href=\"https:\/\/lobularbreastcancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lobular<\/a> carcinoma conocido como el \"C\u00c1NCER PEQUE\u00d1O\". Se esconde, aparece en l\u00edneas en una mamograf\u00eda y es dif\u00edcil de detectar en mamas densas. Esto me impuls\u00f3 a publicar en mi p\u00e1gina de Facebook todo lo que estaba aprendiendo para ayudar a salvar a otras mujeres del destino al que ahora me enfrento. Debido a este diagn\u00f3stico, potencialmente perder\u00e9 a\u00f1os de mi vida, no podr\u00e9 hacer las cosas que hac\u00eda antes, por no mencionar el impacto emocional y f\u00edsico que ha supuesto para m\u00ed, mi marido y mi familia.<\/p>\n<p>A trav\u00e9s de este proceso, conoc\u00ed a <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/about\/#leslieferrisyerger\">Leslie Ferris Yerger<\/a> a trav\u00e9s de un amigo y contacto com\u00fan. Leslie tiene el mismo c\u00e1ncer que yo, y est\u00e1 educando a la gente sobre las deficiencias de nuestras normas actuales de detecci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer de mama en mujeres con mamas densas. Leslie utiliza su diagn\u00f3stico para salvar vidas. Estoy muy contenta de haberme enterado de <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/\">Mi densidad importa<\/a>y particip\u00e9 en <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/events\/fombdd-2022-02-22\/\">D\u00eda para conocer la densidad de mis senos<\/a> el 22\/2\/22.<\/p>\n<p>Ojal\u00e1 hubiera sabido esto hace uno o dos a\u00f1os. Podr\u00eda haber cambiado mi diagn\u00f3stico. Insto a todo el mundo a que comparta la informaci\u00f3n de Mi densidad importa con su familia, amigos, compa\u00f1eros de trabajo, vecinos, todos y cada uno, y recuerde que el c\u00e1ncer de mama tambi\u00e9n afecta a los hombres.  Yo compart\u00ed la informaci\u00f3n con mi familia y mis compa\u00f1eros de trabajo, que no sab\u00edan nada sobre las mamas densas y los riesgos que conllevan, y como resultado consegu\u00ed que unas 15 personas solicitaran diferentes pruebas de detecci\u00f3n y puede que incluso les salvara la vida.<\/p>\n<p>Le insto a que comparta <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/\">este sitio web<\/a> - puedes salvar tu vida o la de alguien a quien conoces o quieres.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Necesitamos m\u00e1s educaci\u00f3n sobre mamas densas y <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/know-your-options\/\">opciones adicionales esenciales para el cribado del c\u00e1ncer de mama.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comparta con nosotros <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/\"><strong>MY DENSITY MATTERS<\/strong><\/a><strong> y \"S\u00e9 el cambio\", \u00a1porque la densidad mamaria importa!<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Density Matters \u2013 this statement couldn\u2019t be truer for me. 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I was diagnosed in January 2022 with stage IV metastatic breast cancer. What a big surprise when all my previous mammograms were normal, the last one being January 2021.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Since this diagnosis, which turned my world upside down, I had plans for retirement a few years down the road, and many other plans that may not happen now. I couldn\u2019t understand how I could be Stage IV - I did everything right! How could this be? How long did I have cancer in my body for it to get to that stage?<\/p> <p>I was angry, depressed, scared, and numb. Rather than sit and wallow in \u2018WHY ME\u2019 I decided to get educated. I learned very quickly that I had been misinformed and received inadequate screening. I have dense breasts. I was told a 3D mammogram was sufficient. <em>WRONG!<\/em> I should have received other screenings to accompany it.<\/p> <p>The cancer I have is called <a href=\"https:\/\/lobularbreastcancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lobular<\/a> carcinoma known as the \u201cSNEAKY CANCER\u201d. It hides, it appears in lines on a mammogram, and is hard to detect in dense breasts. This prompted me to post on my Facebook page about everything I was learning to help save other women from the fate I now face. Because of this diagnosis, I will potentially lose years off my life, I can\u2019t do the things I did previously, not to mention the emotional and physical impact it has put on me, my husband, and my family.<\/p> <p>Through this process, I met <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/about\/#leslieferrisyerger\">Leslie Ferris Yerger<\/a> through a mutual friend and contact. Leslie has the same cancer as I do, and is educating people about the inadequacies of our current breast cancer screening norms for women with dense breasts. Leslie is using her diagnosis to save lives. I am very happy I learned of <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/\">My Density Matters<\/a>, and I participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/events\/fombdd-2022-02-22\/\">\u2018Find Out My Breast Density Day\u2019<\/a> on 2\/22\/22.<\/p> <p>I wish I had known about this a year or two years ago. It may have changed my diagnosis. I urge everyone to share the My Density Matters information with your family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, everyone and anyone, and remember breast cancer happens to men too! \u00a0I shared information with my family and co-workers who did not know about dense breasts and the risks, and as a result I had about 15 people request different screenings and maybe even saved their life.<\/p> <p>I urge you to share <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/\">this website<\/a> \u2013 you may save your life or the life of someone you know or love.<\/p> <p>\u00a0We need more education on dense breasts and <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/know-your-options\/\">essential additional breast cancer screening options.<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>Join us in sharing <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/\"><strong>MY DENSITY MATTERS<\/strong><\/a><strong> and \u2018Be the Change\u2019 because breast density matters!<\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772","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\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3772"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9127,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3772\/revisions\/9127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}