-
Join 1,191 other subscribers
-
Recent Posts
DCIS 411
Follow @dcis411 on Twitter
My TweetsTop Posts & Pages
- Why DCIS 411?
- NO Informed Consent -- Harmed by 5 Titanium Clips in Breast -- DCIS Patient Shares Her Story and Advocacy
- Donna's Journey
- DCIS: A Practical Guide
- Lumpectomy's Little Secret: Women Uninformed about High Re-Excision Rates & Mastectomies for DCIS
- Contact
- DCIS Support -- Find Your Tribe on Facebook!
- Mammograms... Are Women Given Informed Consent?
- DCIS & Cryoablation? Guest Blog
- Active Surveillance P L U S (Proactive - Lifestyle - Understanding - Support) -- Donna's Vision
-
Recent Posts
- Calling all Holistic Health Advocates & Practitioners! December 10, 2025
- Giving Tuesday | Support Give Wellness Scholarships & Safe Screening December 2, 2025
- Donna’s 16 Year Update — Smashing Myths, Advocating for Change & My Nonprofit Mission October 10, 2025
- DCIS — New BMJ Study Supports Active Monitoring September 24, 2025
- Mammogram Opt Out Letter & Petition! July 30, 2025
Archives
- December 2025
- October 2025
- September 2025
- July 2025
- April 2025
- March 2025
- February 2025
- January 2025
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- April 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- November 2023
- September 2023
- January 2023
- September 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- March 2022
- January 2022
- April 2021
- October 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- January 2019
- November 2018
- August 2018
- June 2018
- April 2018
- January 2018
- April 2017
- March 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- November 2015
- October 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- October 2014
- May 2014
- February 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- July 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
Support
Tag Archives: informed consent
Mammogram Opt Out Letter & Petition!
I am writing to formally decline mammograms at this time. This decision is based on my personal review of independent medical literature, scientific research, and my own health priorities and values. Continue reading →
Posted in Health, informed choice, Informed Choice, Overdiagnosis & Overtreatment, Research, Resources, Support
|
Tagged ABUS, breast cancer, cancer, harms, health, imaging options, informed choice, informed consent, mammmogram, my body my choice, opting out, overdiagnosis, overtreatent, patient advocacy, patient rights, QT Imaging, radiation risks, self-care, wellness, women's health
|
Leave a comment
Announcing My New eBook!! Opting Out… Is an Informed Choice: Experts Explain the Harms of Mammograms
On this meaningful date 4-11, I am thrilled to finally publish the first edition of my eBook, a project which began over 15 years ago when I started researching this topic! This is my gift to you — my supporters … Continue reading →
Posted in Health
|
Tagged alternatives to mammograms, DCIS, Donna Pinto, harms of mammograms, informed choice, informed consent, mammograms, opting out, overdiagnosis, overtreatment
|
1 Comment
Mammograms… Are Women Given Informed Consent?
I think we can all agree, when it comes to our health, we would prefer clear information on risks and benefits vs being oversold. But, when it comes to mammograms, most women do not even realize they have NOT been … Continue reading →
Posted in Health
|
Tagged breast biopsies, breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, DCIS, DCIS Breast Cancer, informed consent, mammography screening, overdiagnosis
|
Leave a comment
Presidential Proclamation on Healthy Life Habits for Cancer Prevention
An official Presidential Proclamation declaring April 2024 as the inaugural National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month states: “Healthy life habits — like maintaining a healthy body weight and reducing exposure to tobacco smoke — can prevent certain cancers, so we are … Continue reading →
Posted in Health
|
Tagged breast cancer awareness, breast cancer screening, DCIS active surveillance, DCIS alternative approach, dcis alternatives, DCIS Breast Cancer, DCIS is not breast cancer, dcis options, DCIS Overdiagnosis, dcis overtreatment, Diet & Lifestyle Cancer Prevention, informed choice, informed consent, mammography harms, mammography screening limitations
|
Leave a comment
31 Days of “Little Known” FACTS — For Breast Cancer Awareness Month — Day 14 — Some Doctors are Paid $$$ for Persuading Women to Get Screening Mammograms
Did you know… Some doctors are given cash bonuses for persuading women to get screening mammograms. One ethical doctor published a paper in the British Medical Journal, April 3, 2019: Helen Salisbury: Should I persuade patients to have mammograms? “Our … Continue reading →
Posted in Health, Options, Research, Sanity
|
Tagged breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, breast cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment, breast cancer screenings, cash cow mammography, doctors paid to persuade, Dr. Helen Salsbury, empowered patients, health injustice, informed choice, informed consent, mammograms, mammography screening, overdiagnosis, physician incentives, Professor Michael Baum, shared decision-making
|
1 Comment
DCIS 411 