• NS woman died advocating for supplemental breast cancer screening

  • Feb 3 2025
  • Length: 8 mins
  • Podcast

NS woman died advocating for supplemental breast cancer screening

  • Summary

  • A Nova Scotia woman requested supplemental screening after a routine mammogram, because she knew she had dense breasts. She was turned down. Three years later, Tanja Harrison died of stage 4 breast cancer that had metastasized. A radiologist in Ontario looks at the issue of using MRIs to detect cancer, how they could protect patients with dense breasts, and reduce costs.

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