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Nobody is prepared for the day when they are told they have cancer, but it was even more of a surprise to Margie Singleton as she had done all of the steps leading up to the diagnosis as she was instructed. Unfortunately for her, breast density recognition lagged in the state of Georgia, and her annual mammogram didn't catch the tumor found in her breast. Singleton is a fighter though — and after fighting off cancer, she moved her fight to the Georgia Capitol where she shepherded "Margie's Law" in 2019 that helped women not have to deal with the uncertainty she did when she was first diagnosed. On this episode of Difference Makers, Singleton talks about her cancer diagnosis and what effect it had on her, her family and their friends as well as the fight to the Capitol to get the law passed and what is next for her and the Margie's Army Foundation.

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(7:39): Margie's cancer diagnosis story

(11:42): Learning about breast density and what women need to know prior to getting a mammogram

• SoftVue 3D mammogram trials look at dense breast solution (SMN, Sept. 29, 2018)
• Pink: Get to know your breast density (SMN, Sept. 25, 2019)

(15:04): Learning more about her own case and what was next for her fight

(19:41): How the diagnosis affected her family and friends

(27:43): Presenting Margie's Law to Rep. Hitchens and beginning the process

(32:45): Working the bill through the Georgia legislation

• LISTEN: Rep. Bill Hitchens - Key Issues for 2019 session (SMN, Jan. 15, 2019)

(37:12): Watching the bill turn into law after Gov. Kemp signed it

• Margie's Law makes mammogram reports more useful (SMN, Oct. 3, 2019)

(41:50): What's next for Margie's Army after the legislation passed

(45:09): Upcoming events and ways to get involved with the Margie's Army Foundation

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