Search Tag: Wendie Berg
Improving-early-detection-of-breast-cancer
2016 17 Nov
I first became interested in early detection of breast cancer as a child when my aunt died of it at age 60 after initial diagnosis at age 40. Eight years later, my mother was diagnosed with it when I was in high school. She had nipple retraction. Her mammogram was normal and she had dense breasts. The surgeon had her admitted to the hospital, telling...Read more
Breast-density-and-choosing-optimal-breast-screening
2016 25 Aug
DenseBreast-info.org was set up in 2015 to provide education to patients and healthcare providers about dense breasts. How aware are women in the USA about breast density? What still needs to be done? As of 1 August 2016, at least 27 states in America require some form of notification about breast density as part of the mammography...Read more