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arpie
6 months agoMember
Absolutely, @suki, be honest with your feedback, specially given your diagnosis. ... I thought that Breastscreen WA was one of the ones that DID tell their clients about their density? I know they advertise 40+ for the screening ... (unlike BSNSW who keep saying 50-74!)
I even gave BSNSW a 2nd chance to 'diagnose' the cancer & they had another radiologist review the mammograms & they STILL missed it - they gleefully told me I didn't have cancer (after I'd had surgery & radiation!) I gave them an earful!
Yes - even if clients are advised that an ultrasound/MRI may be beneficial, due to the difficulty in finding tumours in dense breast tissue on a mammogram ... then it is up to the client to 'do it'. I would like to think that most would google about 'dense breast tissue' and realise the implications .....
All the Free BreastScreening states need to do, is make a note on their report to the GP, that the client has been advised of dense breast tissue and further investigation is suggested.
Sadly, having a more advanced diagnosis would definitely be a possibility if other methods of detection are ignored. :(
take care xx
I even gave BSNSW a 2nd chance to 'diagnose' the cancer & they had another radiologist review the mammograms & they STILL missed it - they gleefully told me I didn't have cancer (after I'd had surgery & radiation!) I gave them an earful!
Yes - even if clients are advised that an ultrasound/MRI may be beneficial, due to the difficulty in finding tumours in dense breast tissue on a mammogram ... then it is up to the client to 'do it'. I would like to think that most would google about 'dense breast tissue' and realise the implications .....
All the Free BreastScreening states need to do, is make a note on their report to the GP, that the client has been advised of dense breast tissue and further investigation is suggested.
Sadly, having a more advanced diagnosis would definitely be a possibility if other methods of detection are ignored. :(
take care xx
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