Items Tagged ‘Are You Dense’
September 4, 2014
Regaining Perspective on Health, Wealth and Worry
By Center for Individualized Medicine 
Article Originally Featured on Huffington Post (Re-Blogged With Author’s Permission) My husband Joe and I recently celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary with an adventure traversing to historic and national sites in five states. The chartered bus trip began in Denver venturing through Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and South Dakota. I never saw the bottom of […]
Tags: Are You Dense, Biobank, Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics
July 8, 2014
Missouri is 19th State Signing Breast Density Bill into Law
By AJ Montpetit
As of today, women in 31 states leave their yearly mammogram appointment without the knowledge of their own breast density number. This single data point is important in tailoring personalized care for each woman, and assisting in possible further preventative care. Are You Dense, Inc. released a press release announcing the passing of the 19th […]
Tags: Are You Dense, biomarker, biomarkers, breast cancer, breast density, cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics
June 5, 2014
Mammography: Just Some of the Facts, Ma’am
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Article Originally Published on HuffingtonPost (Re-Blogged with Author’s Permission) Since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) report on breast cancer screening in 2009, articles about the benefits and harms of mammography screening have accelerated. It is remarkable that a technology that women have counted on for decades for the early detection of breast cancer and its subsequent […]
Tags: Are You Dense, breast cancer, breast density, breast density law, center for individualized medicine, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics, genome, genome science, genomic medicine
May 22, 2014
What Happens in Vegas… Is Exposed!
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Article Originally Published on Huffington Post (Re-Blogged with Author’s Permission) One can hardly talk about Las Vegas without including the word “breasts” to describe some of the razzle-dazzle scantily-clad entertainment. Bombarded with busts and breasts before I entered Caesar’s Palace, I marveled at such a perfect setting for the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NBCB) […]
Tags: Are You Dense, breast cancer, breast density, breast density law, cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics, genome
May 8, 2014
Caution: Kitty Litter, Prescription Drugs and Dense Breasts?
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Article Originally Found at Huffington Post (Re-Posted with Author’s Permission) Warning labels — they’re ubiquitous. Whether issued by a manufacturer or a government agency, the vast array of warnings is to educate and protect the consumer from the potential risks of a product. Prescription drug warnings about loose stools, leakages, nosebleeds and “erections that may last […]
Tags: Are You Dense, breast cancer, breast density, breast density law, center for individualized medicine, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics, genome, genome science, Genome Sequencing