Advent Hospital Womens Center
Stephanie Murphy Everyone who was assisting me were extremely helpful and understanding. I personally dont have much faith in mammograms with my dense fibroid breasts. My mother has had breast cancer twice, in her mid 40s and 60s. Her mammogram in her mid 40s said normal and she was misdiagnosed they said some kind of calcification. Ultrasound proved more accurate. It is well known mammograms do not always save lives of women with dense breast, regular self examinations do. In the 1990s they took out too many lymph nodes and did radiation which left my mom with lymphedema and skin issues in breast tissue. They told her 5% chance of cancer coming back. 19 years later, almost the same exact time she found her first lump, mammogram a couple months prior said normal. Double masectomy and reconstruction, 3 years remission they told her she had an 8% chance of the cancer coming back. I gave this facility 5 stars because of the people not the inaccuracies the machine could make because of my breast density. I cant stress enough, fight to get an ultrasound and the most important advice, do your research, know your body and examine yourself regularly. My mom saved her life twice with knowledge and perserverance. She is in her late 60s now and an amazingly beautiful and strong woman. I love her dearly.
