Re: critics cry "foul" to DO MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES STUDY
Mammogram and ultrasound missed my 1.7 cm. tumour only 3 months before it was discovered by my plastic surgeon as he performed a breast reduction on me.
Very dense breasts may have contributed to the miss.
All the docs say how lucky I was to have my tumour discovered in this unlikely way, as I was stage 1, no nodes involved. Breast MRI previous to my mastectomy found another 1 cm. tumour in the same breast.
I think the issue of breast density must be addressed as a very important risk factor.
all the best
caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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