Tag Archives: Aurora Breast MRI

Active Surveillance Anyone?

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Donna Pinto

Looking for women who are doing “active surveillance” of possible DCIS based on suspicious calcifications from a mammogram. My friend and co-founder of http://www.dcisredefined.org Sandie Walters and I have recently been contacted by someone from an online “cancer” magazine who is … Continue reading →

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MRI is Better than Mammography for “Early Detection”

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Donna Pinto

A study by researchers at the University of Bonn has shown that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more accurate than mammography in diagnosing very early stages of breast cancer. A total of 7319 women were investigated by Professor Kuhl and … Continue reading →

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My Choice for NO RADIATION & NO MORE MAMMOGRAMS

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Donna Pinto

“The most benign-appearing forms of DCIS (for example, low nuclear grade, small-celled without necrosis, estrogen- and progesterone-receptor positive,c-erbB2 negative, etc.), if untreated, may never cause clinical disease. Less than 50% of low-grade lesions develop into invasive breast cancer over a 25- … Continue reading →

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2nd Opinions Matter!!!

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Donna Pinto

I can not stress how grateful I am to Sandie Walters for creating a website “DCIS Without Rads” about her DCIS story and referring me to Dr. Michael Lagios, a 30 year DCIS expert and pathologist who offers a 2nd … Continue reading →

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