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Dense Breasts Canada (DBC) welcomes the release of the Report of the External Expert Review of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. The report clearly underscores the need for a modern, responsive, accountable, transparent, inclusive, and expert Task Force. Its recommendations address many of our longstanding concerns with the Task Force and its…

As we celebrate our 9 year anniversary, we’re reflecting on the progress made in achieving better breast cancer screening in Canada and raising public awareness nationwide. PROVINCIAL POLICY WINS BREAST DENSITY NOTIFICATION: When DBC first started advocating, no woman in Canada was informed about her breast density. Today, DBC’s advocacy has resulted in the breast…

Cancer can be harder to detect in dense breasts using traditional mammography, but advanced imaging technologies can help. The challenge? Access. By advocating for these tools, we can improve early detection and save lives. Here’s a look at available technology options in Canada and how they can make a difference for women with dense breasts.…

YOU CAN REQUEST SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING IF YOU HAVE CATEGORY C OR D DENSITY: CATEGORY D 1. Ultrasound + mammogram yearly, OR 2. MRI + mammogram every two years. Discuss options with your healthcare provider. Access depends on capacity in your area, and a referral is required. KEY POINTS: • MRI/Ultrasound:People with an abnormality and those…

We lost Tanja, a cherished mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, friend, colleague. Last year, breast cancer brought us together. In 2021, Tanja had a routine mammogram. She learned she had dense breasts and requested supplemental screening. That request was tragically denied -no one can access supplemental screening in Nova Scotia. Tanja was told her…

We lost Ann. Suddenly. We are reeling. Ann was an integral part of Dense Breasts Canada and a dear friend. Ann Hill coming into my life was one of the most special things that has happened to me. We connected in 2018, not long after her diagnosis of Stage 3 Triple Negative breast cancer. A…

I cannot remember the exact moment I found out that my Aunt Jean Ann had breast cancer. I vaguely remember hearing someone in my family say that she had found a lump while she was breastfeeding her second baby. I adored and admired my aunt. She spent time with me at my grandparent’s lake house…

Say the name Libby and many of us in the breast cancer community immediately feel an ache in our hearts. Libby’s sister, Kim, has written this heartrendingly beautiful piece in response to the recent breast cancer screening guideline update. It has been shared with MPs on the Health Committee and Status of Women Committee; the…