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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have dense breasts and have been asking for ultrasound for a decade because I hate mammograms so much but no one will ever approve them.  I just skip the mammograms mostly because they cause so much pain.

I noticed in the article that it said this type of breast cancer is typically very slow growing….is that the medical justification for not making this standard of care?  Basically that it will show in a mammogram before it gets dangerous?  [/quote]

An MRI with contrast dye is best. I get one, along with a mammogram and ultrasound, every year. My breasts are very dense as well and, even though mammograms don't cause me any discomfort, I've been told that mammograms aren't great for seeing anything in dense breasts. My MRIs have twice detected something that the mammogram missed completely. (The ultrasound missed one of them). I'm high risk so I've been screened very carefully since I turned 30. [/quote]

That sounds like excessive testing.  The MRI should be enough.  I have dense breast tissue and have never had an MRI for screening.  Three tests a year is nuts.[/quote]

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