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Age 50-59
Interview 34  

Interview 34

Age at Interview: 53
Background: A director, married with 1 adult child.
Brief outline:Had mammogram at age 50 done privately. Was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and had treatment. Has mammograms annually in private sector.


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A lump she found turned out to be a harmless in-growing follicle.

 



I suppose going all the way back, when I was about twenty six I did actually find a small lump under my left breast. And that was actually diagnosed as an in-growing hair follicle eventually and I had it removed under local anaesthetic. No problems. 

As I say when I was twenty six, twenty seven I had this problem with this little in-growing hair follicle under my boob and I did action that straight away. I'd discovered a little, it's like a little spot and then gradually as my bras were rubbing on it, it was becoming sore. So it was only a matter of weeks and I went to the Doctor and that happened fairly quickly as well. So I'm not the type to ignore symptoms and yet I know a lot of people do do and have done. And you know, the longer you leave it the worse the prognosis. So I've never been one to actually ignore things.
Jenni Murray - Cancer
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