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Dr. Paula Gordon

@drpaulagordon.bsky.social

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Breast radiologist. Patient should advocate. Clinical Professor, UBC. Officer of the Order of Canada, Member of the order of BC gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-10710

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Dr. Paula Gordon @drpaulagordon.bsky.social · Feb 22

Thanks!

Dr. Paula Gordon @drpaulagordon.bsky.social · Feb 21

Thrilled our paper on the huge benefit of screening ultrasound for women with Categories c and d densities is published!
5257 women screened, 32 cancers. ie 6.1/1000
84% in Cat c, 62% with NO family or personal hx
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Hope more centres in 🇨🇦 will offer it.

Cancers Detected on Supplemental Breast Ultrasound in Women With Dense Breasts: Update From a Canadian Centre - Paula B. Gordon, Linda J. Warren, Jean M. Seely, 2025

Objective: Breast ultrasound is one of several tools proposed for supplemental screening of women with dense breasts but is not widely available in Canada. Meth...

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Dr. Paula Gordon @drpaulagordon.bsky.social · Jan 30

Correct!
And for women with no other life-threatening illnesses, that extends into the 80s.

Cheryl White @ladyscorcher.bsky.social · Nov 18

Oh I’m glad you can still access screening. I think @drpaulagordon.bsky.social explained that women should be screened as long as they are healthy and have a > 10 year life expectancy.

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Dense Breasts Canada @densebreastscanada.bsky.social · Jan 30

We're making progress 🇨🇦 but still a ways to go for optimal and equitable screening. Missing from this chart is supplemental screening for dense breasts and high-risk programs because so few provinces offer them. Let's give all Canadians the best chance to find breast cancer early!

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