It's About Breast Density with Jennie Dale

Are you ready to be your own best breast advocate?Listen in and learn… What dense breasts are, how common they are, what you need to know and what the implications of having dense breasts can be.Why having dense breasts can make it harder to spot cancer on a mammogramThe advocacy work Dense Breasts Canada is doing to get provinces to inform women of their breast density status Province-to-province disparities for minimum recommended age to begin breast cancer screening.What supplemental screening is and the differences between an ultrasound and an MRI.Province-to-province disparities for supplemental screening and why we need to advocate to make supplemental screening mandatory for all women with dense breasts.How to find out your breast density if your province isn’t automatically reporting that information, and where to find this information if you don’t have a family doctor.How this important information impacts women of colourJennie’s wish for breast health in Canada.Links from this week’s episode: Dense Breasts Canada WebsiteDense Breasts Canada Advocacy TookitDense Breasts Canada on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/densebreastscanada/ BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:VICHYFerapro IronFeel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal MoisturizerIntimate WellbeingOh Boy Productions©Menopause Chicks Join the Menopause Chicks Private Community on Facebook:👉 MenopauseCommunity.comThis is where thousands of women gather to learn evidence-based content and ask questions/seek clarity to inform their health decisions.SHARE THIS EPISODEIf this conversation resonated with you, please share it with three people: someone older, someone younger, and a peer. That's how we create change. ABOUT THE HOSTShirley Weir is the founder of Menopause Chicks and a passionate advocate for women's health education. She's on a mission to change the narrative around menopause and empower women to become their best health advocates.