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Age 40-49
Interview 25  

Interview 25

Age at Interview: 48
Background: A health psychologist. Single with no children.
Brief outline:Discovered lump at age 39. Mammogram was clear. Ultrasound showed a solid lump. Another mammogram 1 year later was normal but ultrasound showed that lump had grown. Lump was surgically removed and DCIS was discovered. Had wide excision and some benign lumps also removed.


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She recommends ultrasound scans for younger women and says that the discomfort of mammograms shouldn't deter women.

 



Don't have one [mammogram] on it's own, have an ultrasound as well. I mean people often tell me "oh, I wouldn't want a mammogram because they hurt" and the answer to that is "they may hurt because you have a cyst, so go and try and get a mammogram in the first half of your menstrual cycle when there is less likely to be cyst".   

And the other thing is that, yes it can be very uncomfortable, but childbirth is even more uncomfortable and we manage that. You know, we are women, we can cope with pain and unlike childbirth, having a mammogram only lasts a few seconds, that bit when they really squash that thing together, it lasts only a few minutes. It is something we can cope with. 
Jenni Murray - Cancer
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