Breast cancer - what is this SAVI stuff? [View all]
My sister was recently diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer, stage zero. She is 74 years old. The medical professionals have recommended a lumpectomy, radiation and hormone therapy. My sister has opted to have the lumpectomy, and then decide as to what other steps she takes. There is some relatively new evidence that radiation for this type of cancer is not beneficial for women over 65.
The path to get to the diagnosis and now to have a plan for treatment has been a nightmare. Appointment after appointment with stress and irritation. Just seems like there should be a better way.
My question is: when they do the breast biopsy and place the titanium marker, why in the hell don’t they just place the SAVI disc at the same time? It seems inhumane to me for a woman to have to undergo this same (basically, at least) procedure. I mean, couldn’t they use the SAVI (rather than the marker) for subsequent mammograms, etc. if the biopsy was benign?
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