The mission of Operation Breast Density is to empower women with knowledge about their breast health to optimize and individualize their breast cancer screening.
We aim to educate those on breast density and its associated risk for breast cancer development as well as promote awareness about the screening challenges of dense breast tissue.
Our goals are to prevent missed or delayed cancer diagnoses in women to ultimately reduce the overall mortality of breast cancer patients.
Why is Breast Density so important?
Surgical Time out!
Let’s Review the facts.
40-60% of women have Dense Breast Tissue.
Dense breast tissue increases the risk of developing breast cancer.
Women with extremely dense breast tissue have a 4 to 6 times greater risk of developing breast cancer than women who do not have dense breast tissue.
71% of all breast cancers occur in women with dense breasts.
Mammograms will miss a cancer diagnosis 40% of the time in women with dense breast tissue.
Therefore not only are women with dense breast tissue at higher risk of developing breast cancer but they are more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage due to inadequate screening protocols.
What are the next steps in breast cancer screening for women with dense breast tissue?
Operation Breast Density was founded by a Surgeon
Therefore, the website is designed to take you through an “Operative Journey” as you learn about the importance of Individualized Breast Cancer Screening.
“Pre- Operatively” you will learn about Breast Density, its risk factors for breast cancer development and imaging options that are superior for patients with dense breast tissue.
“Intraoperatively” you will gain accesses to the tools you need to calculate your lifetime risk of breast cancer development, access to physicians, local imaging centers and financial assistance for supplemental imaging.
“Making the cut” will inform you on how you can make a difference to help end this health care disparity.
“Post operatively” you will gain guidance and resources if you are diagnosed with breast cancer.