As usual, Dr. Attai you have a great answer. Question: How do we get other states to get on board with legislation requiring the patient to be informed of her breast density? Would you know?
My gynecologist(s)- I've had a number NEVER told me that because I had dense breasts I should have further testing beyond a mammogram, and the ultrasound (my decision to get one) was what picked up the cancer, NOT the mammogram. Obviously this is upsetting because my cancer could have been picked up at stage 1 instead of stage 4. The difference between life and death, literallly.
As usual, Dr. Attai you have a great answer. Question: How do we get other states to get on board with legislation requiring the patient to be informed of her breast density? Would you know?
My gynecologist(s)- I've had a number NEVER told me that because I had dense breasts I should have further testing beyond a mammogram, and the ultrasound (my decision to get one) was what picked up the cancer, NOT the mammogram. Obviously this is upsetting because my cancer could have been picked up at stage 1 instead of stage 4. The difference between life and death, literallly.
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My gynecologist(s)- I've had a number NEVER told me that because I had dense breasts I should have further testing beyond a mammogram, and the ultrasound (my decision to get one) was what picked up the cancer, NOT the mammogram. Obviously this is upsetting because my cancer could have been picked up at stage 1 instead of stage 4. The difference between life and death, literallly. As usual, Dr. Attai you have a great answer. Question: How do we get other states to get on board with legislation requiring the patient to be informed of her breast density? Would you know?
My gynecologist(s)- I've had a number NEVER told me that because I had dense breasts I should have further testing beyond a mammogram, and the ultrasound (my decision to get one) was what picked up the cancer, NOT the mammogram. Obviously this is upsetting because my cancer could have been picked up at stage 1 instead of stage 4. The difference between life and death, literallly.
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