By Gwen McKinney, Word in Black The sinister 3-D contraption pinched and compressed my breast between two cold, plastic paddles. Part torture chamber, part lifesaver, this diagnostic mammography would deliver the dreaded message: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS). It was early-stage DCIS contained in my right breast and classified as “Stage 0.” Nonetheless, an ant farm of […]
