#42 - Molecular Breast Imaging with Dr. Ha and Breast Cancer Thriver Leslie Yerger

Love the podcast? Send us a text!Molecular Breast Imaging with Dr. Ha and Breast Cancer Thriver Leslie Yerger by SurvivingBreastCancer.orgSummary: In this episode, Laura discusses molecular breast imaging (MBI) with Dr. Ha and breast cancer survivor Leslie Yerger. Dr. Ha explains the various options for breast cancer imaging along with the pros of using MBIs versus other forms of imaging. In addition, Laura, Dr. Ha, and Leslie discuss the lack of education around MBIs and how patients should advocate for themselves if they feel they need to obtain an MBI specifically instead of a mammogram or a PET scan, for example. Lastly, Laura, Dr. Ha, and Leslie discuss the importance of genetic testing to determine whether an individual is at risk for breast cancer and screening for 5 years post breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.Topics:2:43 Dr. Ha’s introduction3:44 Leslie’s introduction9:47 Breast cancer imaging options and molecular breast imaging specifically 19:37 Lobular breast cancer imaging and what to look for in x-rays21:24 How to perform self-checks for breast cancer and an explanation of how molecular breast imaging works43:46 Providing resources for molecular breast imaging education 46:37 Genetic testing52:22 High-risk screeningResources:Store My Tumor https://storemytumor.com/ Quotes:42:00: Dr. Ha: My only job is to find breast cancer. And if it means that I, you know, I'm whatever I need to do. So that's really why like, I feel like I need to know what what's your history, I need to know, you know, if I see that you have a very high risk, right, and I just don't see anything and I'm sure that, you know, I feel like you're going to get breast cancer at some point, you can bet your you know, but that I'm, I'm gonna, I'm gonna do everything that I need to do to make sure that it's not there when I look. And that if it pops up between the time that I see you today, and the next time that you come that I'm going to catch it at the earliest point, I mean, this is the best that we can do. But I have an extra toy that nobody else has, and you know, I use it. And it helps me you know, so I think that when people see that it really is helpful when we get this information out to people. When doctors see how helpful it is when patients realize that there's something else that they can use, and they basically say listen I want this test. I think that you know, with education that we will get better.Social:Say Hi on Social:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SURVIVINGBREASTCANCERFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/SurvivingbreastcancerorgPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/BreastCancerConversations/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBC_org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/survivingbreastcancerorg/_________________________Subscribe to our newsletter https://www.survivingbreastcancer.org/subscribe-1Donate to our cause https://tinyurl.com/yc9cgt4eAttend an event https://www.survivingbreastcancer.org/eventsSupport the showListener FeedbackIf this episode resonated with you, we invite you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.You can also click the link in the show notes that says "Love this episode? Send us a text" to share feedback.Messages are completely anonymous.If you would like us to follow up directly, please include your email address in your message so we can respond.Latest News: Join our Mailing List - New content drops every Monday! Discover FREE programs, support groups, and resources from SurvivingBReastCancer.org! Become a Breast Cancer Conversations+ Member! Sign Up Now. Enjoying our content? Please consider supporting our work.