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August 29, 2012
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Lisa Gardiner (916) 651-4011 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
ON BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND DETECTION
PALO ALTO – Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo alto), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Breast Cancer Awareness and Detection, invites the public to attend an important “Are You Dense?” forum on Tuesday, September 11th to talk about the risks associated with dense breast tissue and what women should be discussing with their doctors.
Forty percent of women who get mammograms have dense breast tissue, which both increases their risk of breast cancer and makes it harder to detect cancer on mammography images. But most women do not know what their density level is. Simitian is the author of Senate Bill 1538, legislation to improve cancer detection by requiring that women be informed of their breast density and how that may affect mammography results. The bill also encourages women to speak with their physicians about whether additional screening might be warranted.
WHAT:
Public Forum on Breast Cancer Detection and Senate Bill 1538
WHO:
Senator Joe Simitian
Amy Colton, Registered Nurse and Advocate
Dr. Dennis McDonald, Medical Director, Sutter Health Foundation’s Women’s Center
Barb Dehn, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
WHEN:
Tuesday, September 11
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
To attend, please RSVP online at http://www.senatorsimitian.com/aydd_rsvp or by calling 650-688-6384 or 408-277-9460.
For more information, see http://www.senatorsimitian.com/entry/are_you_dense_public_forum/
The phrase “Are You Dense” is a registered trademark of the 501(c)(3) public charity Are You Dense, Inc., used here with permission.