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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Cheryl Cruwys as part of the Living with and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 24)

Discussion about why dense breasts matter, Cheryl’s story and her international advocacy work.

 

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) read the Dense Breast Info website: https://densebreast-info.org/ 

2) what are the two-fold implications of dense breasts?

3) how is breast density determined and rated?

4) is it normal to have dense breasts?

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Links from podcast:

Dense Breast Info website and links: DenseBreast-info.org/Europe, https://densebreast-info.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dense-breast-screening-vourtsis-berg-febmch2020-1.pdf 

Dense breasts supplemental screening: https://densebreast-info.org/europe/europe-providers/dense-breasts-and-supplemental-screening/ 

Radiologic Technologist and Radiologist Knowledge Gaps: https://academic.oup.com/jbi/article/2/4/315/5876042?login=false 

Rad Magazine: https://www.radmagazine.com/scientific-article/using-education-to-inform-breast-density-conversations/ 

Breast density implications and supplemental screening: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s00330-018-5668-8?author_access_token=wA61CZoUBCU5qSuToTj1Gve4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY5YiG2uCVoZ0iHKqZy6igI3ztElq0TRnSIz1sk7-nNzgc6zoogCSFz8nK4GNeWgfqoggJGfQfXV1UAKX4DkmAC8_m1ynz0ap6MeMhkPgfqAWQ== 

Breast cancer screening in women with extremely dense breasts recommendations of the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00330-022-08617-6 

Breast screening - risk adaptive imaging for density: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04097366 

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