Campaign free MRIs for dense breasts
I think it is about time we campaigned for MRIs to be standard for women with dense breasts and for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Who out there knows if they have dense breasts? Don't c...
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You should ask your doctor about dense breasts. It is important to know and I don't want to give you misinformation. I can tell you this: dense breasts: mammogram alone has 50% chance of picking up all breast cancers; breast scan alone has 50% chance. Have both and you increase your chance of picking up all breast cancers to 75%. However, that still leaves 25% unknown? Again, this is something you need to talk to your doctor about. Also, talk to your doctor also about the possiblility of having your girls genetically tested for the gene. The Australian Govt will not recommend MRIs for women with breast cancer - yes, due to cost. However, I can go and play footie and hurt my knew and have an MRI. Does this make you angry? It makes me angry!