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DCIS undetected by mammogram
Hi everyone thanks for providing such an amazing support network. I’ve spent a few days looking through the posts to try and make sense of what is going to happen to me over the next few months/years....
My 15 mm invasive ducal carcinoma was not detected by any of the 11 mammograms I had - the last one only a few months before I felt the lump itself.
This is why it is so VERY important that people do self examinations and not rely on screenings. Sadly no test is ever 100% accurate - there will always be some false positives and false negatives due both to errors and limitations of the test procedure itself.
Don’t dwell on the what ifs - be grateful that your cancer was detected and encourage others to do their self exams.
Good luck with your treatment.
This is why it is so VERY important that people do self examinations and not rely on screenings. Sadly no test is ever 100% accurate - there will always be some false positives and false negatives due both to errors and limitations of the test procedure itself.
Don’t dwell on the what ifs - be grateful that your cancer was detected and encourage others to do their self exams.
Good luck with your treatment.