It is interesting all the different treatments and procedures depending on where you go. I do wonder why there is no streamlined approach so everyone gets the same run of scans and don't have to go around wondering whether or not something is still lurking else where.
From what I believe the MRI is not normally done if the tumour is clearly visible on the mammogram and or the u/sound. Sometimes it turns out a little different once they start the surgery though and MRI would give a clearer or confirming picture of the actual size to avoid nasty surprises.
Unusual about the CT @KarynJ I thought they always did this for staging straight up.
My family history was not considered significant as it was my great grandmother that had BC. However, my aunt recently finished the family tree and obtained as many medical records as she could along the way. So my g grandmother had 8 sisters and it appears that 4 of them and two of their daughters had BC as well which I didn't know at the time and sheds a bit of a different light.
