Welcome To October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Welcome to October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Do you want to learn how to catch breast cancer up to 2 years early? Then today’s the day you have been waiting for! It's October and it is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month! After refining everything Pinku and I have learned about  monitoring breast health for signs of cancer, it’s finally available for you. Introducing: Agkura® Personal Score Catch Breast…

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Dense Breast Tissue Cancer Screening

Dense Breast Tissue Cancer Screening

It used to be that getting an annual mammogram for a woman over 40 was a simple way for her to be pro-active in monitoring her own breast health and to “catch” breast cancer in its early stages. However, doctors and scientists know now that this rite of passage is significantly more complicated than a yearly uncomfortable, and perhaps painful, xray. Some 45% of all women have naturally occurring dense breast tissue, and research has shown that this tissue can mask up to 50% of all breast cancers.

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Breast Density Matters

Breast Density Matters

In the US, close to 80 million women each year meet the guidelines for mammographic screening to detect breast cancer. The idea is that if you detect cancer at earlier stages, your survival after treatment is significantly higher than if the cancer is found at later stages. While this is true, many women are unaware that if they have dense breast tissue (~40-50% of the women in the US), cancer can be missed 50% of the time.

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