Hi everyone
BCNA is currently reviewing the webpage we developed last year around breast density to ensure we are keeping our members up to date with the latest research finding around breast density. There are two key issues we are concentrating on:
· the concern that breast density may make it hard for doctors to detect breast cancer on screening mammograms and
· that women may be unaware that breast density may increase their risk of developing breast cancer
We want women to be able to make informed choices that are right for them and this means being advised if their mammogram shows they have dense breasts. We are aware however that there are complicated issues that have not yet been resolved by experts that may cause confusion for women. This includes lack of agreement around what advice doctors should give women around the best way to use information around breast density to aid early detection and prevention of breast cancer.
Whilst we wait for development of clinical guidelines to guide the right and consistent advice women receive, BCNA is calling on your help to assist us develop a new webpage around breast density. This will help ensure we are keeping our members as up to date as possible and also help individual women found to have dense breasts formulate questions to ask their doctors around what this means to their individual risk.
If you are available to assist in this review please contact me at policy@bcna.org.au
I would love to hear from you
Best wishes
Danielle
