And BTW, the worst doctor I ever had was a woman internist, who tried to force me to have surgery to have benign cysts surgically removed "because whatever they are, they belong in a jar, not your breast." The only option she told me about was surgery, and sent me to a surgeon for the "second opinion" I said I wanted. Amazingly enough, the surgeon, who was not a specialist in breast cancer treatment, but a general surgeon, recommended surgery to remove the cysts.

When I refused to follow her orders (because I did research on it for a mother-in-law who has had breast cancer twice), my doctor sent me threatening letters, saying if I didn't do what she said, she would drop me as a patient.

Instead, I did what was allowed under my health insurance, which was to seek a legitimate second opinion from one of the breast cancer clinics (I am fortunate to live in a major metro area which has several very good ones). They backed me up, and said not only was surgery NOT the way to go (it causes scar tissues which can be read as false positives on future mammograms), but that my doctor had treated me wrong. She should have immediately ordered ultrasound scans of the breast (she didn't, I had to demand them) first, then a follow up mammogram in 6 months. They didn't even suggest needle aspiration of the cysts, saying they don't often do that anymore because the cysts will usually reduce in size themselves (they are aggravated by fluctuating hormonal levels).

Of course, I already knew all that because I've lived with the cysts most of my adult life. I have, needless to say, changed doctors.