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Laurel · 11-16-2009, 08:05 PM

I also had dense breasts. When I was dx'd with BC they did magnified views of both breasts. What amazed me is that the diseased breast had extensive DCIS which showed very prominently on the magnified view. If magnified views had been performed with my annual mammos my BC would have been dx'd years earlier. I now tell all women who are told they have dense breasts to ask, no demand, magnified views with every mammo!

11-16-2009, 08:05 PM	#4
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: Dense breasts linked to return of breast cancer I also had dense breasts. When I was dx'd with BC they did magnified views of both breasts. What amazed me is that the diseased breast had extensive DCIS which showed very prominently on the magnified view. If magnified views had been performed with my annual mammos my BC would have been dx'd years earlier. I now tell all women who are told they have dense breasts to ask, no demand, magnified views with every mammo! __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....