EMPLOYEE TOOLKIT

Take Charge of Your Breast Health

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Find out your personal breast cancer risk.

CheckMate is an easy, three-minute breast health risk quiz from the Brem Foundation. Answer a few simple questions about you and your health, and you'll receive a personalized list of risk factors and questions to bring to your next provider visit.

Knowledge is power, and understanding your risk is a great place to begin.

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EXPLORE THE RESOURCES

Check Yourself: Breast Self-Exam Guide

Monthly breast self-exams are low-effort, high-impact, and something you can do on your own schedule. This step-by-step guide shows you how, and explains why it matters regardless of your age.

Ask the Expert Reels — Dr. Rachel Brem

Check out these info-packed sharable reels from early detection expert and breast imaging radiologist, Dr. Rachel Brem. Dig into videos about breast density, genetics, self-exams, a Myth v. Fact quiz, and more. Watch on any device, anytime.

Mythbusting Quiz

Test your breast health IQ with this fun quiz of common myths and essential facts.

What to Expect at Your First Mammogram

If you've been putting it off, this is for you. A mammogram takes about 20 minutes. It can be uncomfortable. And it can save your life. Here's what to expect so there's no reason to delay.

Screening by Decade

What should you be doing for your breast health in your 20s? Your 30s? Your 40s and beyond? This guide breaks it down by decade so you have a clear picture for wherever you are right now and what’s to come.

Breast Density 101

About 50% of women over 40 have dense breasts, and can determine both your cancer risk and which screenings you need. This guide explains what density means, how it's measured, and what to ask your provider.

Track Your Family History

Having a first-degree relative who has had breast cancer nearly doubles your risk. This guide, My Family Health Portrait, from the Centers for Disease Control helps you gather and understand your family health history so you can have a more informed conversation with your provider.

Family History and Genetics

Learn what it means to have genetic risk for breast cancer, how it can be different or overlap with having relatives with the disease, and why having this knowledge matters.

Genetic Mutations: How they can Affect Your Risk?

Not everyone needs genetic testing — but some women do. This guide explains what the genetic mutations are (like BRAC and other that increase risk), who should consider testing, and what a positive result means for your screening plan.

Breast Cancer and Younger Women

Breast cancer in younger women is on the rise. If you're under 40, this is what you need to know — and what you can do right now.

How to Talk to Your Doctor

You have the right to ask questions, request specific screenings, and advocate for a plan that's built around your individual risk, not just the average patient. This guide gives you the language to do it.

Can Your Mammogram Help Identify Heart Disease

Learn how mammograms, in addition to showing abnormalities of potential breast cancer, can show breast arterial calcifications (BAC) which can indicate a risk of heart disease or stroke.

PSA Videos - Award Winning

Clever, engaging breast health videos that are easily shareable and full of actionable content. Learn about risk factors, screening options, questions for your doctor, breast density and how younger women can take charge of their breast health. 

Diagnosis to Survivorship

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with breast cancer—whether recently or in the past—you are not alone. Explore these resources and terrific organizations for reliable information guidance and support.

At Work: A Guide to Learn Your Screening Coverage

Different employers and health plans have a variety of coverage when it comes to screening and diagnosing breast cancer. Use this guide to learn what’s covered and where to get the needed answers to your questions.

WHY EARLY DETECTION MATTERS

FAQs

  • Yes. Most CheckMate Works resources don't collect any data at all. The one exception is the CheckMate quiz, where answers are de-identified — we don't know who took the quiz or what the individual results are. Name and email are collected if you opt into Brem's mailing list, but you can unsubscribe at any time.

  • You are welcome to reach out to a Brembassador at [email protected]. We're here to help make this program work for your organization.

  • We recommend three steps:

    • First, you can talk with your organization's HR or benefits team to understand coverage for screenings, risk assessment and other care you may need.

    • Second, you can use the "How to Talk to Your Doctor" guide for language to ask the right questions, request specific screenings, and advocate for a plan built around your individual risk.

    • Third, you can use the "Check Yourself: Breast Self-Exam Guide" to start monthly self-exams — low-effort, high-impact, and something you can do on your own schedule regardless of age and risk profile.

    Note: Your medical provider is always the best option for personal medical questions. For specific questions about CheckMate Works resources, reach out to your Brembassador at [email protected].

  • If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with breast cancer—whether recently or in the past—you are not alone.  CheckMate Works is primarily an education tool on risk-based screening for breast cancer and the value of early detection. To access a wide variety of breast cancer resources aimed at post-diagnosis, explore the organizations linked in the Breast Cancer Resources button in the Employee Toolkit.

  • No — every resource in the Employee Toolkit (the CheckMate quiz, guides, videos) is free, self-guided, and requires no account.

  • No, CheckMate Works is offered as a resource; employees choose whether and how much to engage.

  • Brem Foundation is a 501(c)(3) providing educational content through the CheckMate Works. Breast health education materials are easy to use, evidence-based, patient-facing tools, developed by national experts in early detection of breast cancer. CheckMate Works and all Brem Foundation education materials are for educational purposes only. They do not provide personal medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and Brem Foundation is not acting as a medical provider to any individual or entity. All questions or concerns about personal health should be directed to an individual’s medical provider.

  • Yes, please feel free to share any of the CheckMate Works resources through your networks – we highly encourage you to do that! We ask that when you share any resource, you always attribute it or tag Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer or CheckMate Works. 

PASS IT ON

Help spread the power of early detection beyond your workplace. If you know someone who works with employee wellness, HR, or organizational leadership, share THIS LINK with them so they can support breast health education in their own workplace.

CheckMate Works: bremfoundation.org/workplace

Early detection changes everything.

BREM FOUNDATION TO DEFEAT BREAST CANCER

Brem Foundation champions early detection of breast cancer through innovation, education, equitable access, and targeted advocacy. Co-founded by breast imaging radiologist and internationally recognized early detection pioneer Dr. Rachel Brem, we believe everyone deserves the information they need to protect their breast health — at every age, and regardless of background.

bremfoundation.org  |  @thebremfoundation  |  Detect Early. Save Lives.