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Tracy10
08/09/08
Tracy10
Category: Breast Cancer Symptoms , Breast Biopsy , DCIS , Invasive Ductal Carcinoma , False Cancer Myths

False Cancer Myths Could Save Thousands of Lives. Also, Why Can't People Be Truthful?

I was one of those who believed that 70% to 80% of biopsies were negative so I decided not to undergo the biopsy feeling that surely such brutal treatment would cause cancer later if I didn't have it now, so why risk it for 20 percent.  I explained this to my surgeon in…

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