I think given that the papers that struck me most ( bar one on WA) have now been uploaded I will add further comments in this space today.
I would like to start by saying it was an exceptionally well run workshop with excellent speakers .I would also like to say the positions taken by the speakers about the revelation of breast density was not conclusive - ranging from neutral to positive - the negative position was not strongly mentioned but seems the position of ANZRC ( Radiologist organisation) and Breast Screen Australia.It is possible the latter was not taken up strongly by a speaker due to sensitivity within the audience.
I learnt a lot not all of which my ageing non medical brain will retain but the overriding message I received was that dense breasts obscure the effectiveness of mammograms and as such early breast cancer may go undetected to the detriment of the individual.
My final general observation was one about the participants generally.As a group I thought we were predominantly well educated , middle income or above , metropolitan and Caucasian- and am not sure this reflects widely enough the population effected by breast cancer although the workshop was open to all.
