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Age 60-69
Interview 11  

Interview 11

Age at Interview: 64
Background: A retired widower with 3 adult children.
Brief outline:Has attended for routine breast screening since age 50. Results have been normal.


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She says that screening benefits women because any breast cancer can be detected and treated early.

 



So if someone was going to ask you what were your reasons for attending, because you go every three years, what would your personal reasons be?

Because it's better to be safe than sorry. To make sure that there is nothing that, perhaps you can't feel a lump or anything and it's further in, and to make sure that you're healthy because the longer you leave it the worse it is for anyone surely. 

What would you say to women who don't attend for screening?

I think that they're very unwise, especially in this day and age where there is so much knowledge and obviously cancer treatment is getting better I believe. I'm fortunate not to have any cancer treatment, but, and it would be, it would be so quick to help them and get sorted out. 

I mean women should know that it's nothing to be afraid of, it's something that is for their benefit actually.
Jenni Murray - Cancer
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