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Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 20 10:00am | Replies (345)

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@windyshores

Medical record errors are like viruses. They spread and are hard to fix. It should have read, "patient followed medical advice to decline radiation." You can try to clarify this with any docs you see. In the meantime, maybe seek another opinion so you can feel reassured, even after the fact- or talk to your current doctor. I also sometimes regret not having radiation but there are considerable downsides that we avoided, too.

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I agree that errors in medical reports are a nuisance but they can be corrected, albeit with persistence. They get trickier when a doctor's statement conflicts with what the patient actually said though. I like the new practice in medicine where the doctor records her/his report of the appointment while the patient is present and can listen. I like the transparency and ability to catch and correct errors in real time.