TOPIC: Breast Density: The New Law & What It Means for Breast Cancer Screening & Risk
PRESENTER: Sally Herschorn, MD, FACR, Associate Professor of Radiology, Medical Director and Division Chief, Breast Imaging.
As of January 15, 2017 all Vermont patients are legally required to be informed of their breast density, but now that patients know their breast density, what should they do with this information? Learn how a woman’s breast density category affects her risk of developing breast cancer and how radiologists can detect it on mammography. Find out what you can do to improve the odds of a cancer being detected early, when treatable. The pros and cons of additional screening methods will be discussed to help patients make better-informed choices.
DATE: September 5, 2017
TIME: 6:00-7:30pm
LOCATION: The UVM Given Medical Building - Carpenter Auditorium, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405. Plenty of free parking is available.
FREE and open to the public.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please call 802.847.2886 or visit www.UVMHealth.org/MedCenterCMS
Community Medical School is brought to you by The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and The University of Vermont Medical Center.
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