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MJo · 09-11-2006, 05:13 AM

I have a question for those diagnosed at Stage IV. Did you ha ve an annual mammogram? I know Her2 is aggressive, but is it so aggressive that you can go from a clear mammogram to Stage IV in one year. Thank God I was diagnosed at Stage I, but I was planning to skip my annual mammogram because I was so busy. My boss was diagnosed with BC, I ran to get a mammogram and they found my tumor. I have no doubt that if I had skipped the mammo I would have been diagnosed at a higher stage. But can Stage IV develop between a clear mammogram and the next year's mammogram?

09-11-2006, 05:13 AM	#9
MJo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wilmington, Del. Posts: 1,126	I have a question for those diagnosed at Stage IV. Did you ha ve an annual mammogram? I know Her2 is aggressive, but is it so aggressive that you can go from a clear mammogram to Stage IV in one year. Thank God I was diagnosed at Stage I, but I was planning to skip my annual mammogram because I was so busy. My boss was diagnosed with BC, I ran to get a mammogram and they found my tumor. I have no doubt that if I had skipped the mammo I would have been diagnosed at a higher stage. But can Stage IV develop between a clear mammogram and the next year's mammogram?