{"id":6387,"date":"2023-07-13T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/meet-dr-barry-rosen-medical-advisor-for-my-density-matters-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T10:06:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T15:06:45","slug":"meet-dr-nila-alsheik-medical-advisor-for-my-density-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/meet-dr-nila-alsheik-medical-advisor-for-my-density-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Dr. Nila Alsheik, Medical Advisor for My Density Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-6387\" data-postid=\"6387\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-6387 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_8l2r660 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_zxov017 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_gmy4006\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_b5ot666 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_co1c011 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2021_DrNilaAlsheik.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-6390\" title=\"2021_DrNilaAlsheik\" alt=\"Dr. Nila Alsheik\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2021_DrNilaAlsheik.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2021_DrNilaAlsheik-300x288.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_zwpz000 last\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_a7ip434 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h2 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Meet Dr. Nila Alsheik, Medical Advisor for My Density Matters            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    July 13, 2023            <\/span>\n    <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xrvs664   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Dr. Nila Alsheik, radiologist and Radiology Director of the Caldwell Breast Center at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, knows first-hand the challenge of finding cancer in dense breasts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy job is to look at pictures on a computer, whether that&#8217;s from a mammogram, an ultrasound, an MRI, or a CT scan, and make a diagnosis,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cWe\u2019re looking for a white mass or white calcifications, and if the patient has completely white breast tissue because they&#8217;re dense, it&#8217;s like looking for a snowman in and a snowstorm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if that weren\u2019t enough of an obstacle to breast cancer screening, Alsheik also points to conflicting guidelines, noting the United States Preventative Services Task Force says mammograms should be initiated at age 50 and completed every other year. (Now a <em>draft <\/em>update to their guidelines suggest mammograms starting at 40 biannually.) But Alsheik and her partners disagree.\u00a0 \u201cWe recommend annual screenings, beginning at age 40, and above all, always with a 3D mammogram. I can\u2019t tell you how many women have had cancers missed because they\u2019re still doing 2D mammograms in major metropolitan areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a medical advisor for My Density Matters, Alsheik is hoping to empower women to advocate for themselves when it comes to getting the proper screening for dense breasts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you&#8217;re dense-breasted, ask your provider to have a whole breast ultrasound on a yearly basis, every year. You can either have [the 3D mammogram and ultrasound] on one appointment time or staggered every six months, but make sure you get the additional tests that you need, they save lives,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Alsheik also understands personally the genetic risk of breast cancer.\u00a0 In early 2023, when her sister and aunt both received a diagnosis for breast cancer, she learned her grandmother also had breast cancer. \u201cThey hid it from the family.\u00a0 All those years I labored under the delusion that I was average risk, and meanwhile, the whole time I was high risk,\u201d she said.\u00a0 Looking ahead, she predicts genetic testing will become more widely used as a tool to screen patients for breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alsheik chose the field of breast radiology recognizing the value of screening mammograms, and when she met My Density Matters Executive Director Leslie Ferris Yerger, she was immediately impressed with her work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeslie is literally trying to move mountains here across America by empowering patients to check their chart and be educated about what their density is so they can be appropriately screened,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was really a privilege to be offered the opportunity to work with her and to work on this cause further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My Density Matters is here to answer your questions and make sure you are informed and empowered to take control of your breast cancer screening. <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/programs\/check-your-chart\/\">Check Your Chart<\/a>\u2122 and learn more about reading your mammogram report and <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.us6.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=5538d695d2c28d3753de11025&amp;id=440625e1ce\">sign up for the My Density Matters newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date about the latest recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Meet other members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/medical-advisors\/\"><em>My Density Matters Medical Advisory Board<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Nila Alsheik, radiologist and Radiology Director of the Caldwell Breast Center at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, knows first-hand the challenge of finding cancer in dense breasts. 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src=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2021_DrNilaAlsheik.jpg\" title=\"2021_DrNilaAlsheik\" alt=\"Dr. Nila Alsheik\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2021_DrNilaAlsheik.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2021_DrNilaAlsheik-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<h2>Meet Dr. Nila Alsheik, Medical Advisor for My Density Matters<br\/>July 13, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Nila Alsheik, radiologist and Radiology Director of the Caldwell Breast Center at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, knows first-hand the challenge of finding cancer in dense breasts.<\/p> <p>\u201cMy job is to look at pictures on a computer, whether that's from a mammogram, an ultrasound, an MRI, or a CT scan, and make a diagnosis,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cWe\u2019re looking for a white mass or white calcifications, and if the patient has completely white breast tissue because they're dense, it's like looking for a snowman in and a snowstorm.\u201d<\/p> <p>As if that weren\u2019t enough of an obstacle to breast cancer screening, Alsheik also points to conflicting guidelines, noting the United States Preventative Services Task Force says mammograms should be initiated at age 50 and completed every other year. (Now a <em>draft <\/em>update to their guidelines suggest mammograms starting at 40 biannually.) But Alsheik and her partners disagree.\u00a0 \u201cWe recommend annual screenings, beginning at age 40, and above all, always with a 3D mammogram. I can\u2019t tell you how many women have had cancers missed because they\u2019re still doing 2D mammograms in major metropolitan areas.\u201d<\/p> <p>As a medical advisor for My Density Matters, Alsheik is hoping to empower women to advocate for themselves when it comes to getting the proper screening for dense breasts.<\/p> <p>\u201cIf you're dense-breasted, ask your provider to have a whole breast ultrasound on a yearly basis, every year. You can either have [the 3D mammogram and ultrasound] on one appointment time or staggered every six months, but make sure you get the additional tests that you need, they save lives,\u201d she stated.<\/p> <p>Alsheik also understands personally the genetic risk of breast cancer.\u00a0 In early 2023, when her sister and aunt both received a diagnosis for breast cancer, she learned her grandmother also had breast cancer. \u201cThey hid it from the family.\u00a0 All those years I labored under the delusion that I was average risk, and meanwhile, the whole time I was high risk,\u201d she said.\u00a0 Looking ahead, she predicts genetic testing will become more widely used as a tool to screen patients for breast cancer.<\/p> <p>Dr. Alsheik chose the field of breast radiology recognizing the value of screening mammograms, and when she met My Density Matters Executive Director Leslie Ferris Yerger, she was immediately impressed with her work.<\/p> <p>\u201cLeslie is literally trying to move mountains here across America by empowering patients to check their chart and be educated about what their density is so they can be appropriately screened,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was really a privilege to be offered the opportunity to work with her and to work on this cause further.\u201d<\/p> <p>My Density Matters is here to answer your questions and make sure you are informed and empowered to take control of your breast cancer screening. <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/programs\/check-your-chart\/\">Check Your Chart<\/a>\u2122 and learn more about reading your mammogram report and <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.us6.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=5538d695d2c28d3753de11025&amp;id=440625e1ce\">sign up for the My Density Matters newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date about the latest recommendations.<\/p> <p>Meet other members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/medical-advisors\/\"><em>My Density Matters Medical Advisory Board<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6387","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=6387"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6398,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6387\/revisions\/6398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mydensitymatters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}