"At 48, the Los Angeles-based celebrity OB-GYN of clients like the Kardashians and Rihanna went in for a routine mammogram. The doctor spotted and ordered a biopsy of a lesion of atypical cells in her left breast that could become cancerous over time. Aliabadi was told that everything was fine and to come back in six months."
"Still, Aliabadi wanted to be cautious. She was a proponent of the lifetime risk assessment score, a two-minute online test that she recommended to her patients (among them, Olivia Munn, who credits the test with helping her get diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer). Taking the test herself for the first time, Aliabadi learned that her risk was surprisingly high. According to the test, anyone scoring above 20% is advised to get a breast cancer screening. Aliabadi scored 37.5%."
""The dismissal was the hardest part for me," Aliabadi said."
Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi underwent a routine mammogram that identified atypical cells and led to a biopsy. She recommended a two-minute lifetime risk assessment score to patients and took it herself, receiving a 37.5% lifetime risk result (above the 20% screening threshold). Multiple doctors initially resisted her request for preventive double-mastectomy given her history. After seeking further opinions for about a year, she obtained the surgery. Pathology after the procedure revealed stage 1 breast cancer. The case demonstrates high calculated risk can occur without family history or known genetic mutations and underscores the value of risk assessment and patient persistence.
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