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Lumpectomy’s Little Secret: Women Uninformed about High Re-Excision Rates & Mastectomies for DCIS
Women are often told lumpectomy is an easy surgery. One and done. Yet… more often than not, this is NOT the case. In fact, studies report up to 70% of the time, a 2nd surgery is needed due to “positive … Continue reading →
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Tagged alternatives to mammograms, breast cancer, breast cancer awareness, cancer, DCIS, DCIS active surveillance, DCIS alternative approach, dcis alternatives, DCIS Breast Cancer, DCIS is not breast cancer, DCIS Overdiagnosis, dcis overtreatment, health, Holistic Health for DCIS, Informed Consent in Cancer Screening, invasive-ductal-carcinoma, mastectomy, Positive Margins for DCIS, Re-excision Rates for DCIS, Unnecessary Treatment for DCIS
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DCIS is NOT a “Ticking Time Bomb” — What Women Really Need to Know
Celebrity chef Sandra Lee was told by her doctors she was “a ticking time bomb.” Is it any wonder that she and thousands of women like her are racing to the operating room to amputate both their breasts? Why such … Continue reading →
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Tagged breast cancer, breast mri, Breast Ultrasound, DCIS, dcis alternatives, DCIS Overdiagnosis, dcis overtreatment, Dr. Laura Esserman, Dr. Melvin Silverstein, Dr. Michael Lagios, mammograms, mastectomy, oncoplastic breast surgery, Sandra Lee
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