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📣 BreastScreen progress has flatlined. BCNA’s response to AIHW data.
Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) is calling on the Federal Government to immediately action recommended reforms to the national BreastScreen program.
The newly released BreastScreen Austral...
I agree 100% Cath62 . My own ILC was totally missed by BreastScreen NSW due to my dense breast tissue (of which I was not aware.) Only an ultrasound picked mine up, after my GP found a lump and a 2nd mammogram also failed to identify my BC, and luckily the report suggested I have an ultrasound, that DID identify the BC.
I even gave BSNSW the opportunity to 're-read' my original scans, to see if they could 'now' see the BC. I received a letter, gleefully telling me that I didn't have BC! (This was after my surgery and radiation & commencing Hormone Replacement therapy!) A spirited exchange of emails followed this letter, with me demanding that women be advised of their breast density on their very first Breast Screen as they can see it, then & there. At that time, they said No!
This year, BSNSW has finally agreed to advise women of their breast density ..... but they DEFINITELY ALSO NEED to then provide the client with access to a free ultrasound, to confirm or deny the presence of Breast Cancer.
It is an essential diagnostic tool for those like myself, with ILC.