On Monday, February 11, 2019 the Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 62, paving the way for Georgia to become the 37th state with legislation requiring that women who receive a mammogram be notified about their breast density and the implications it could have. Breast density is one of the most common reasons for the failure of a mammogram to detect cancer and presents unique challenges for breast cancer patients and providers. Because dense breast tissue has the potential to mask cancerous tumors in mammography results, many women don't learn they have breast cancer until their disease has reached an advanced stage. 95% of women do not know their breast density and less than one in 10 women learn about their dense breast tissue from their doctors. As women with dense breast tissue are at a higher than average risk of breast cancer, this Bill could have a significant impact on breast cancer detection in the state of Georgia if passed.
If you would like to see the legislation pass in the Senate just as it did in the House, please join us in our fight by signing this petition for our Georgia Senators so that they can see how important this issue is to their constituents. Please help us make breast density awareness in Georgia and in every state!
