1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 7:48 pm PDT

I am a breast cancer survivor and I believe that having MRIs was the best thing my surgeon had me do. He wanted to see what we were dealing with and it was more than originally thought. From the mammogram, it looked like 1 large spot and 1 small spot, but the MRI showed 2 large spots and 5 small spots. It was the deciding factor for me to have a bilateral mastectomy. If my surgeon wouldn't have ordered the MRI, I would have ended up going back for more procedures, radiation and/or chemo. I think in some situations an MRI is helpful!

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Oct 04, 2009, 8:02 pm PDT

In my place of employment, we have recommended MRI for those diagnosed with breast cancer, and we find, in many cases, that there is more disease than initially thought. This is mostly confirmed with core needle biopsy, and the patient is spared more surgery and is better prepared for therapy planning.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 28, 2009, 11:29 am PDT

Nice article

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