Detecting breast cancer early will save your life
Are You Dense? Fact #3
The addition of a single screening ultrasound to mammogram increases detection of breast cancers that are small and node-negative.

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Dr. Cappello guest of the Morning Show on Fox 61

Dr. Nancy Cappello discusses with Sarah French, anchor of FOX Connecticut's morning newscast, her journey from an advanced stage breast cancer diagnosis in 2004 to an advocate of dense breast tissue through the development of Are You Dense, Inc., a non profit charity.  Through Nancy's advocacy, CT became the first state in the nation to mandate the communication of breast density to the patient and the first in the nation to require coverage of whole breast ultrasound as a screening for women with dense breast tissue.  To view the short video go to Are You Dense.