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Diagnosed at age 36, Jeannine wants all women to know their density and that cancer doesn’t discriminate.

I was 32 when my hand brushed up against my right breast; a lump. I couldn’t stop touching it. I couldn’t stop obsessing about it. I called my sister who is a doctor and she assured me it was probably a cyst. Nonetheless she told me to call my doctor. I remember walking into my…

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Only 25 when her cancer was found, Katharina wants women to know no one is too young for breast cancer.

We should probably start at the beginning: It was December 2019 when I felt the lump in my breast. My gynecologist told me I would be too young for breast cancer as I was only 25, and I don’t have any family history. But just to make sure she sent me to an ultrasound. After…

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A witness to the tampering of the randomization in the study and Drs Yaffe and Seely speak to Global News.

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At 16:46 mark MBS Patient advocate Natalie Kwadrans speaks to Nicole Williams about her stage 4 diagnosis after being denied a mammogram in her 40s.

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Drs Seely and Yaffe and patient advocate Jennifer Quaid speak to Christy Samos.

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Dr. Paula Gordon speaks to Grace Ke at Global BC on why the flawed guidelines must be changed.

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Dr. Shiela Appavoo speaks to the University of Alberta. Skewed research results led to lack of access to mammograms for women in 40s.

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Dr. Jean Seely speaks to Kelly about the compromised study impacting screening for women in their 40s.

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Dr. Paula Gordon and UBC. New commentary confirms flaws in study that shaped current breast cancer screening guidelines.

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Dr. Martin Yaffe and survivor Adriana Ermter speak with Pauline Chan about the corrupted study used to deny women in their 40s mammograms.

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  • Krista wants other women to know the importance of being screened in the 40s
  • Patient Colleen Packer speaks to CTV Calgary about being denied a mammogram in her 40s
  • A routine mammogram allowed Deb’s cancer to be detected early. Now she is advocating so that all women are informed about the benefits of mammograms.
  • Diagnosed at age 36, Jeannine wants all women to know their density and that cancer doesn’t discriminate.
  • Only 25 when her cancer was found, Katharina wants women to know no one is too young for breast cancer.
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What to say to your health care provider if you are in your 40s and want a mammogram or you have dense breasts and want an ultrasound.

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