A Message from Dr. Marisa Weiss on Early Detection
By Marisa Weiss, M.D. on December 21st, 2010 Tags: mammogramsIt’s easy to confuse early detection with prevention. Over the years, many women have said to me, “How could this breast cancer happen to me? I’ve been getting my mammogram every year!” I think many women believe that mammography prevents breast cancer. It doesn’t. Rather, mammography is our best tool for early detection: finding breast cancer in its earliest stages, when the cancer is most …
