Guest post by Ronit Firdman, creator of “My Words of Healing” – Guided Journal for Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatments As a mammography technologist for over a decade, I’ve had the privilege of supporting countless women during their breast cancer screenings. I’ve also witnessed those raw moments when someone senses something isn’t quite right, an …
Breast Cancer Screening
Canadian House of Commons Health Committee Demands A Rebuilding of the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care and Calls for Better Breast Cancer Screening
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 …
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 …