Overview
- Lucy Liu, in a People interview Saturday, said a 1990s breast-cancer diagnosis led to surgery for a lump that proved benign.
- She recalled a doctor who felt the lump and declared cancer without ordering a mammogram or ultrasound.
- She said she skipped a second opinion because she assumed the doctor was right.
- Liu now urges routine screening and patient self-advocacy to catch problems early.
- She added that limited access to health information in the 1990s left her scared and less equipped to question care.