Final #WorldDenseBreastDay Totals and Spanish Tools
World Dense Breast Day (#WDBD):
Thank you for making history with us! The final stats are in and showed even a larger “turnout” for the event than initial analytics indicated:
- We had participation from people in over 37 countries
- Over 8.6 million people saw/read the posts
- Over 17,000 people interacted with the posts by clicking, liking, or sharing
U.S. Journalist and TV Personality Katie Couric
Katie Couric shared her personal story of breast cancer and dense breasts during our first annual #WorldDenseBreastDay. The non-stop social media activity for both #WDBD posts and her story make clear the strong interest and need for accurate information on the topic. Enjoy this piece about Katie Couric ‘s experience which includes DenseBreast-info.org and links to our U.S. legislation map: https://www.today.com/health/what-are-dense-breasts-fda-wants-women-know-about-breast-t151225?cid=sm_npd_td_tw_ma
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Spanish Tools:
A reminder that DBI dense breast education tools are available in multiple languages including a full suite of patient content in Spanish. Spanish-language tools include:
- Patient Brochure (printable)
- Patient Fact Sheet (printable)
- Patient Risk Checklist (printable)
- Patient Videos