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The UK breast screening programme
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Age 60-69
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Interview 39
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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
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Breast Screening
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Age 60-69
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Interview 17
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Discusses different kinds of cancer screening and their costs.
Attended for routine breast screening. Abnormality on mammogram led to excision biopsy. DCIS was discovered. Chooses not to attend for screening mammograms.
Cancer
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Breast Screening
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Age 60-69
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Interview 17
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Had assumed that breast screening was a good thing until her DCIS diagnosis and decided not to attend in future.
Attended for routine breast screening. Abnormality on mammogram led to excision biopsy. DCIS was discovered. Chooses not to attend for screening mammograms.
Cancer
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Breast Screening
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Age 60-69
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Interview 14
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Feels unsure about having her remaining breast screened and wondered how far she had eliminated her risk by not taking HRT.
Attended for routine breast screening since age 50. At 60 was diagnosed with DCIS. Had a mastectomy. Chooses not to attend for further screening mammograms.
Cancer
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Breast Screening
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Age 60-69
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Interview 39
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Recommends screening and feels that doctors should do more to follow up women who haven't attended.
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
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Breast Screening
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Age 60-69
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Interview 03
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Missed some screening appointments because she was too busy and felt healthy. (Translated from Cantonese)
Usually attends for routine breast screening, though has missed 2 appointments in the past. Results have been normal. (Interview translated from Cantonese.)
Cancer
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Breast Screening
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Age 60-69
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Interview 39
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Found mammograms extremely painful and chose not to attend for screening for many years.
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
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Breast Screening
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Age 60-69
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Interview 17
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Discusses why she will have no more screening after her DCIS diagnosis.
Attended for routine breast screening. Abnormality on mammogram led to excision biopsy. DCIS was discovered. Chooses not to attend for screening mammograms.
Cancer
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Breast Screening
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Age 50-59
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Interview 09
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Felt too frightened to go for screening and wondered whether the results can be trusted since mistakes can be made.
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 53. Results were normal.
Cancer
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Breast Screening
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Age 50-59
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Interview 40
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Some of her relatives don't attend for screening and this can be because of fear.
Attended for first routine mammogram at age 50. Was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and had treatment.
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