Operation Breast Density: Breast Cancer Screening Symposium

Shoshana Hallowell

An educational series taking a more individualized patient centered approach to Breast Cancer Screening.

14500 12 Mile Rd

The Breast Cancer Screening Symposium is an educational series taking a more individualized patient centered approach to Breast Cancer Screening. Its focus will be on breast density education and an understanding the challenges that come with imaging dense breasts.The event will be held on Saturday, April 5th 2025 from 9 am -12pm at the MCC John Lewis Center located at 14500 Twelve Mile Road, Warren MI 48088. Registration, Breakfast and vendors available starting at 8:30 am. There is also a Virtual Option.The symposium's target audience is clinicians that commonly screen for breast cancer such as family medicine, internal medicine, and obstetrics &amp; gynecology physicians as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants in those fields.The symposium will provide an opportunity for 3 hours of continued medical education credit for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and physician assistance that attend.There will be a continental breakfast provided along with mid-day refreshments.There will also be vendors at that event that focus on breast cancer support as well as women’s health and wellness. These vendors provide a variety of services to the community and are important resources that medical clinicians can refer to their patients too. Vendors include several local breast cancer nonprofit organizations that provide financial aid to patients in need. In addition, there will be a nutritionist, IV infusion and wellness company, physical therapy specialists and many more.Please join us for this educational opportunity that will enhance the breast cancer screening process to find breast cancers earlier and therefore increase breast cancer survival overall. Agenda8:30 am Registration, Continental breakfast 9:10 am Survivor testimonial9:15-9:45 am Breast Density &amp; Indications for Supplemental Imaging9:45-10:15am Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines, Risk Stratification 10:15-10:30 Q &amp; A 10:30-11am Vendor Break, Snacks11- 11:30am Breast Radiology: Supplemental Imaging Options11:30-11:45 Q &amp; A 11:45am Wrap up, Raffle Prizes, Vendor time12:30 pm Concludes

<ul><li>Forty percent of women have dense breast tissue</li><li>Dense breast tissue is a significant risk factor for the development of breast cancer.</li><li>Screening mammography can miss a breast cancer diagnosis in women with dense breasts up to 40%-50% of the time.</li></ul>

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