“I encourage women to get as much information as you can before deciding on your DCIS treatment. It is your health and your body, so you don’t want to go overboard with treatments, especially radiation, if you don’t have to.”

“My advice for other women is to do your homework and don’t be afraid to ask for a second opinion. If I had not taken an active role, I would have lost my right breast, which was not the right decision for me.”

“My Decision Score was a 9.2 out of 10, which is quite high. The test showed that my total risk (DCIS + invasive) of recurrence over the next 10 years was 42% without radiation and 15% with radiation. So, I am very happy that I am doing the right thing. And my doctor was impressed with the test and will be using it for other patients.”

“My Decision Score was a 9.2 out of 10, which is quite high. The test showed that my total risk (DCIS + invasive) of recurrence over the next 10 years was 42% without radiation and 15% with radiation. So, I am very happy that I am doing the right thing. And my doctor was impressed with the test and will be using it for other patients.”

“I went in for my yearly physical and never thought for a second that anything would be wrong. I’m not a typical candidate for breast cancer nor do I have breast cancer anywhere in my family history. After my mammogram, I received a call that something was suspicious, and they wanted me to come in for an ultrasound. I had a biopsy and received a diagnosis of DCIS.”

“Without DCISionRT, I would have most likely received full radiation since my tumor pathology was considered medium (intermediate) to high grade. So, DCISionRT allowed me to make a health decision that I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to confidently make. Without DCISionRT I would have been throwing darts in the dark – do I need full radiation, partial radiation or no radiation?”

“My advice for other DCIS patients is to do your research and be your own advocate. Trust your instincts. If you don’t have a good feeling, you may need to push for additional testing or a 2nd opinion. And it’s not easy to challenge your doctor. But that’s what you must do until you feel comfortable.”

“In my follow-up appointment with the radiation oncologist, he reviewed the DCISionRT test results and concluded that ‘these test results are based on your biology and there is no need for you to have radiation’. So, I was done with treatment! The doctors will continue to monitor me and if my cancer comes back, we can still consider other options at that time.”

“Choose to be your own advocate. Get as much information as you can. Then with all the information in hand, you can decide with your family, physicians and God what is best for you. For me, the DCISionRT test was critical in helping me make a personalized decision.”

Pamela, 55, married, with a son in college, went in for her annual mammogram in April and was called in for a second mammogram. She had an uneasy feeling when the radiologist came in and told her that there was something suspicious on her mammogram – maybe a precancerous lesion or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) […]