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• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Interview 39 >> She'd been screened once but decided not to go again. Some years later she noticed an indentation in her breast.

Attended for first routine mammogram around age 50. Didn't attend again. Had breast indentation at age 63. Was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and had treatment.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 30-39 >> Interview 18 >> She discusses finding a breast lump.

Discovered a lump at age 36, which was cancerous. Had treatment for invasive breast cancer. Now has annual mammograms.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Patricia - Interview 43 >> Before she was eligible for routine screening mammograms, Patricia had bleeding from her nipple and her doctor referred her for a diagnostic mammogram

Patricia had bleeding from her nipple, which was harmless, and a cyst. She always attends for screening and wants to continue after age seventy.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 30-39 >> Interview 18 >> She had all diagnostic tests done on one day but had to wait a few days to get the results.

Discovered a lump at age 36, which was cancerous. Had treatment for invasive breast cancer. Now has annual mammograms.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 40-49 >> Interview 15 >> She didn't care about the discomfort of the mammogram because she was so worried about what her symptoms might mean.

Discovered lump at age 42. All tests showed lump was benign. It was surgically removed and found to be cancerous. Had treatment for cancer.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 40-49 >> Interview 19 >> She discusses what happened when she had a sore and weeping nipple.

Took part in research and had mammograms every 3 years since age 38. Results were clear. At age 47 noticed changes to nipple. Mammogram and ultrasound were normal. Biopsy revealed Paget's Disease. Had mastectomy and DCIS was also discovered.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 40-49 >> Interview 25 >> She presented a lump to her GP who dismissed it as nothing but found another more suspicious one.

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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• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Diagnostic mammograms in the UK >> Diagnostic mammograms in the UK

Diagnostic mammograms in the UK