The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (HESA) is paving the way for the betterment of women’s health in Canada and calling for the rebuilding of a Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care to ensure the organization has: What is the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care? The Canadian Task Force …
Breast Cancer Screening
The FDA Now Requires Women Be Informed About their Breast Density – So Now What?
As of September 10, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that all mammogram reports sent to patients must include breast density, which should be described as either “not dense” or “dense.” If your breast tissue is not dense, the report will say, “Breast tissue can be either dense or not dense. Broader …
Busting Some Myths About Mammograms
I believe that mammograms are lifesaving tools in the fight against breast cancer. I have always been proactive about my health and participate in screening that is available to me, including regular mammograms and pap smears. Please note that breast cancer screening guidelines in the US and many provinces in Canada is changing, with the …
Why You Need to Know Your Breast Density
Breast density is an essential facet of women’s health that often isn’t as widely understood or discussed as it should be. I have to admit, as a woman who was always health vigilant and went for regular mammograms, I was unfamiliar with the term. No one ever talked to me about breast density. I recall …
When it Comes to Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines – Not all Research is Equal
Guest Post by Natalie Kwadrans As I sat at home this weekend, knowing the hearing at the Canadian House of Commons was starting today regarding the newly proposed Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines, I felt the need to tangibly highlight to others why I feel these guidelines fail women in this country. So, I did what …