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Age 50-59 


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Interview 06 :
Has had screening mammograms in the private sector since age 40. Is now also attending for routine mammograms on the NHS. Results have been normal.
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Interview 07 :
Has attended for routine breast screening since around age 50. Has had a benign cyst, which was aspirated twice. Mammogram results have been normal.
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Interview 09 :
Discovered a lump at age 28, which was benign and surgically removed. Missed some breast screening appointments but attended for a routine mammogram at age ...
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Interview 08 :
Attended her first routine mammogram at age 50. Has had no breast problems in the past and is awaiting results.
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Interview 12 :
Benign lump surgically removed in 1977. Had mammograms every two years since. Mammogram in 1990 and further tests found pre-cancerous cells. Had treatment. Now ...
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Interview 13 :
Had benign lump around age 42, which was surgically removed. Attends for routine breast screening. Results have been normal.
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Interview 34 :
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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Interview 36 :
Had routine mammograms since age 40 because of family history of breast cancer. Presented with bleeding nipple but mammogram done was clear. 3 months later, ...
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Interview 40 :
Attended for first routine mammogram at age 50. Was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and had treatment.
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Interview 20 :
Attended for routine mammogram at age 53. Was diagnosed with DCIS. Had mastectomy. About a year later, chose to have other breast removed.
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Interview 21 :
Attended for routine screening at age 49. Was diagnosed with DCIS. Had excision biopsy. Results revealed presence of cancer cells. Had another excision biopsy. Results ...
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Interview 23 :
Attended for first routine mammogram at age 51. Was diagnosed with DCIS. Had a mastectomy and is taking tamoxifen.
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Interview 26 :
Took part in medical research and had first mammogram at age 43. Was diagnosed with DCIS. Had mastectomy and later breast reconstruction.
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Interview 28 :
Had first routine mammogram at age 52. Was diagnosed with DCIS. Questioned need for surgery. Researched alternatives and sought counselling. Decided to accept mastectomy and ...
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Interview 29 :
First routine mammogram 1999. Recalled but told mammogram was clear. January 2000, malignant lump discovered. Treated for breast cancer. In 2002, told cancer had been ...
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Interview 30 :
Attended for routine breast screening. Diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2000. Had lumpectomy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy.
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Interview 31 :
Had first routine mammogram in 2001, which was clear. 4 months later discovered a cancerous lump, that hadn't shown up on earlier mammograms. Treated ...
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Interview 32 :
Had first routine mammogram at age 50. Was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Had treatment for breast cancer.
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Interview 33 :
Had first routine mammogram at age 51. Calcifications found which were benign. Three months later DCIS was discovered. Had a second operation, and breast cancer ...
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Delfina - Interview 44 :
Delfina has always attended for routine mammograms and had normal results. She would like more information about HRT and breast care.
Jenni Murray - Cancer
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