Breast Cancer Survivor Stories

Lisa's Story

Breast cancer survivor Lisa Larson credits her health to getting a breast MRI at Mercy’s Women’s Center as part of her screening in 2024. Lisa knew since she has extremely dense breast tissue that it is harder to find possible cancer with a mammogram alone, whereas a breast MRI uses contrast to light up anything suspicious. The results of her breast MRI showed something abnormal. After an ultrasound and a biopsy, Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a lumpectomy and 21 rounds of radiation and is now cancer-free. Lisa’s oncologist shared that it would probably have been two to three years before this tumor would have shown up on a mammogram.

To learn more about breast MRI’s and other imaging technologies, visit www.mercycare.org/breast