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BREAST CANCER: DENSE BREAST TISSUE, MICROCALCIFICATIONS, GENETIC SCREENING
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS MONTH.
OneWorld Progressive Institute provides educational information and videos for the benefit of the community. Please check out the short video segments linked in this blog, and please SHARE this blog with others; men and women. Find much more information at: www.oneworldpi.org/ Visit our Face Book page at: http://goo.gl/8v19VB
This first post is about Dense Breast Tissue and Microcalcifications
When Scheduling A Mammogram, Ask Your Provider if the Facility Offers 3-D or Digital Mammography. This is considered a more definitive diagnostic tool.
• Having Dense Breasts can make mammograms more difficult to interpret. This doesn't mean women with Dense Breast Tissue should avoid having mammogram; they also detect other breast abnormalities.
• Breast tissue is composed of fatty (non-dense) tissue and connective (dense) tissue. Women with dense breasts have more connective tissue than fatty tissue. About half of women undergoing mammograms have dense breasts.
• Dense Breast Tissue Appears as a Solid White Area on a mammogram. Fat Appears as a Dark Area. Mammogram X-rays do not penetrate — or "see through" — dense tissues as well as they do through fat. So, in women with dense breasts, mammograms may be more difficult to interpret.
• Studies have shown that Digital Mammography and a breast-imaging test called 3-D Mammography (breast Tomosynthesis) may provide an improved way of seeing through dense breast tissue.
• A 3-D mammogram combines multiple low-dose mammogram images to create a 3-D image of the breast. Though not available everywhere, 3-D mammography is becoming more common.
¨Short video https://youtu.be/0YhpIB-x8kQ
HEALTH LITERACY #2: THE ROLE OF FAMILY HISTORY IN BREAST CANCER
Yale's (former) Director of Cancer Genetic Screening, Counseling & Testing, joins OneWorld Progressive Institute's, N'Zinga Shäni, to define exactly what Cancer Genetic Screening, Counseling and Testing means and discuss the important implications. The age of diagnosis is very important, and whether it is Colorectal, Breast, Ovarian, etc. How does genetic cancer affect men? What organ is most affected? What is the role of P53 in genetic cancer? Why don't we hear more about P53 and genetic testing?
Thanks to work done by the National ACLU and many others, including people in CT, Myriad Genetics No Longer Owns the Patent on BRCA1 & BRCA2. The company should NEVER have been given Patents on these genes. Watch the short video linked below; please share it.
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Comment by N'Zinga Shani on October 10, 2015 at 7:20pm
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We have nothing to lose by arming ourselves with good information. OneWorld invites you to read the short blog post and watch the two short very informative videos linked in the post. Please SHARE this information with others. Thank you.
N'Zinga Shäni
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An Open Streets Family Reunion: Reflections from the 2018 Open Streets Summit
By Ryan O’Connor, Director of Programs, 8 80 Cities Recently 8 80 Cities wrote a blog post about open streets being a labour of love. That being the case, the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans felt like a family reunion of sorts. It was rejuvenating to see old and new friends who share our passion for open streets and are working tirelessly to create healthier, happier, and more connected communities across the world. The event, which took place on September 15-16, brought together more than 50 leaders who currently organize open streets programs or are interested in bringing the...
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Open Streets Summit Draft Agenda
We hope you are getting ready and feel excited about the Open Streets Summit in Gretna/New Orleans! Taking place from September 15-16, 2018, the Summit will feature tours, presentations and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Attendees will learn about the nuts and bolts of starting or scaling up open streets programs, including: Route design and planning Partnerships with business and officials Social inclusion Safety and logistics Marketing and promotion Program evaluation through measurable goals and metrics If you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the Open Streets Summit only or...
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Open Streets Summit Speakers Announced!
The Open Streets Project is proud to announce that Ed Solis from Viva Calle (San Jose, CA), Romel Pascual from CicLAvia (Los Angeles, CA), Jaymie Santiago and Charles Brown from New Brunswick Ciclovia will join us as speakers for the 2018 Open Streets Summit in New Orleans and Gretna! Taking place from September 15-16 2018, the Summit will feature: Behind the scenes tour of the City of Gretna’s inaugural open streets program. Workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Training and inspiration for both -novice and experienced- open streets organizers and supporters...
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Living Resiliently: In the Wake of Hurricane Helene, LISC’s Sam Ruark Reflects
LISC’s new director of green initiatives is helping lead a groundbreaking effort to decarbonize the nation’s affordable housing and help low-income communities build resiliency in the face of the harmful impacts of climate change. Here, after personally weathering Hurricane Helene in the intentional “ecovillage” where he lives in North Carolina, Ruark paints a picture of what’s at stake, and how the planet and people can heal together.Tiffany Durr Named President of LISC Fund Management
Durr has served as interim president of LFM since May and in that time has ushered in a series of new investors and project closings. "She understands how to connect with investors on questions of risk, return and impact as well as how to make connections with developers, community organizations and city leaders to generate the best possible outcomes,” said Michael Pugh, LISC president and CEO.Power to the Changemakers: LISC’s Tatia Ash on Capacity Building with Respect
As capacity builders, we hope to help strengthen grassroots organizations so they can effectively—and independently—drive progress in their communities. To do that, argues LISC senior program officer Tatia Ash, we must not only guide but also listen deeply, show respect, and share power.
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