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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 
June 16, 2011

For More Information, Contact:
Melissa Figueroa (916) 651-4011 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

MEDIA ADVISORY: SIMITIAN SETS PRESS CONFERENCE TO STRESS IMPORTANCE OF BREAST CANCER DETECTION BILL

SACRAMENTO – State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) will be joined by breast cancer survivor and “ARE YOU DENSE?” founder, Nancy Cappello, PhD and radiologist Dr. Judy Dean at a press conference to discuss Senate Bill 173 and the importance of a patient’s right to knowledge about breast density.
Senate Bill 173 requires that following a mammogram, individuals with dense breast tissue be informed that:

• They have dense breast tissue;
• That dense breast tissue can obscure abnormalities (i.e., cancer) on a mammogram; and that,
• They may wish to discuss the potential value of additional screening(s) with their doctors.
 
A January 2011 study by the Mayo Clinic found that in women with dense breast tissue 75% of cancer is missed by mammography alone.

WHAT:  Press Conference to discuss SB 173 and breast density notification for patients
WHEN:  Tuesday June 21, 2011
WHERE: State Capitol, Room 112
                  10:30am

For more information on Senate Bill 173 visit http://www.senatorsimitian.com/legislation. For more information on Cappello and breast density notification visit http://www.areyoudense.org.

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