Video Q&A about the Evolution of the Breast Cancer Clinic

Is there an upper age limit (seniors) where the requirement for a mamogram is not required or limited to xxx number of years between mamograms???

A few years ago I was told by my primary doctor that I didn't need mammograms as often now that I was in my 70s. At 79 I discovered the lump myself and had to have my right breast and 10 lymph nodes removed. When I told my oncologist what the PD said, she was horrified. She said if anyone needs mammograms more often, it's older women. So don't let anyone tell you you don't need them. You do!

Thank you for sharing your experience. I wonder if primary doctors are still advising no need and after what age? Does this still happen?

Thank you @islandelder for sharing. I am a male but I have women in my family. It can be disheartening to follow the instructions from your PD and they give you the wrong information that could have cost you your life.

I don't know. I hope not. Older women need to be educated about this, so I'm hoping organizations like the Cancer Society are doing just that.

It's hard to believe it happens. I fully trusted my doctor and his wife, who was my nurse practitioner/gynecologist, so it came as a real shock when it turned out they were wrong and I should have been having mammograms. I went for three years without one.

My cancer didn’t show up on the mammogram. It was detected on an ultrasound, how often does this happen?

What is the % of recurrence with HER2 positive cancer?

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