In 2011, My Doctor Told Me: “Your Breast is Like Spoiled Soup… It’s Not Worth Saving.”
I Proved Her Wrong. 16 Years Post DCIS — Never “Cancer!” “Highly suspicious for malignancy,” was written on my mammography report in June 2011. NOW, my doctor told me, “It’s likely INVASIVE cancer.” “Active surveillance” had been my personal choice since a diagnosis of intermediate grade DCIS in January 2010. I declined all the “standard […]
In 2011, My Doctor Told Me: “Your Breast is Like Spoiled Soup… It’s Not Worth Saving.”
I Proved Her Wrong. (My 2023 Update by Donna Pinto) “Highly suspicious for malignancy,” was written on my mammography report in June 2011. “The pre-cancerous cells might now be INVASIVE CANCER,” my doctor said. I had spent the last 18 months religiously implementing holistic diet and lifestyle strategies since a diagnosis of intermediate grade ductal […]
31 Days of “Little Known” FACTS — For Breast Cancer Awareness Month — Day 26 — FEAR-MONGERING
Did you know… Fear-mongering is defined as the action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue. Thanks to Dr Kenny Lin for his blog post in Common Sense Family Doctor : Fear-mongering in thyroid and breast cancer screening “From the 1980s-era American Cancer Society print advertisement that lectured women, “If you […]