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• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 50-59 >> Interview 33 >> She describes her experiences of having a breast x-ray.

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 was discovered. Had a third operation, radiotherapy and tamoxifen.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Shirin - Interview 41 >> As long as she was still healthy, Shirin would continue going for mammograms after the age of 70.

Shirin has always attended for screening and had normal results. She feels anxious before having a mammogram and whilst waiting for the results.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 50-59 >> Interview 09 >> She would have liked more information about the breast x-rays and receiving the results.

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 >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Shirin - Interview 41 >> Shirin has always attended her mammogram appointments and wonders if the three year interval between screens is too long.

Shirin has always attended for screening and had normal results. She feels anxious before having a mammogram and whilst waiting for the results.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 50-59 >> Interview 13 >> Her naturally lumpy breasts sometimes make her mammograms difficult to read.

Had benign lump around age 42, which was surgically removed. Attends for routine breast screening. Results have been normal.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 50-59 >> Interview 06 >> She would rather have mammograms and is not concerned about the small dose of x-rays.

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.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Rosemary - Interview 48 >> Rosemary never worries about going for screening and is very happy with the service.

Rosemary has always attended for breast screening and had normal results. She has had several friends with breast cancer.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Miriam - Interview 47 >> Miriam felt very comfortable waiting to have a mammogram with all the other women 'going through the same thing together'. She also praised the radiog

Miriam always attends for screening and one mammogram detected a cyst, which was aspirated. She is pleased all staff in screening units are women.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 50-59 >> Delfina - Interview 44 >> Delfina felt that the mobile unit she goes to is a bit small.

Delfina has always attended for routine mammograms and had normal results. She would like more information about HRT and breast care.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Susan - Interview 46 >> Susan had her last mammogram in a hospital unit instead of in a mobile van. She felt that the mobile unit was a bit small in comparison but more conve

Susan has always attended for routine mammograms and had normal results. She is happy with the screening service and grateful to be invited every three years.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Susan - Interview 46 >> Susan said the receptionist's manner was off-putting but the radiologist was warm, welcoming and very good.

Susan has always attended for routine mammograms and had normal results. She is happy with the screening service and grateful to be invited every three years.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Shirin - Interview 41 >> Whenever going for a mammogram, Shirin makes sure she wears a top that's comfortable and easy to take off.

Shirin has always attended for screening and had normal results. She feels anxious before having a mammogram and whilst waiting for the results.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Patricia - Interview 43 >> At one of her appointments, Patricia asked the radiographer about the radiation risks with mammograms and was reassured to hear that there was no need

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 60-69 >> Shirin - Interview 41 >> Shirin finds the breast screening unit cosy and homely, but has wondered about mammograms and whether the breasts could get damaged when they are comp

Shirin has always attended for screening and had normal results. She feels anxious before having a mammogram and whilst waiting for the results.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 50-59 >> Delfina - Interview 44 >> Delfina didn't know what to expect when she went for her first mammogram and found it uncomfortable. Of subsequent mammograms she said 'there was noth

Delfina has always attended for routine mammograms and had normal results. She would like more information about HRT and breast care.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Shirin - Interview 41 >> Shirin has always gone for her three-yearly mammograms but worries about cancer and how it can disrupt peoples' lives.

Shirin has always attended for screening and had normal results. She feels anxious before having a mammogram and whilst waiting for the results.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Aged 70 and over >> Mary - Interview 45 >> Mary attends for breast screening at age 72 and will continue to do so because the risk of breast cancer increases with age and because she was once r

Mary always attends for screening and, on one occasion, was recalled. A second mammogram and an ultrasound scan showed there were no problems.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Patricia - Interview 43 >> Patricia wants to continue having routine mammograms after she's 70 because many people in their 70s and 80s are still very active and healthy.

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 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 >> Aged 70 and over >> Mary - Interview 45 >> Mary was shocked when she was recalled. A second mammogram and an ultrasound scan showed there was nothing wrong.

Mary always attends for screening and, on one occasion, was recalled. A second mammogram and an ultrasound scan showed there were no problems.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Aged 70 and over >> Mary - Interview 45 >> At the breast clinic, waiting for test results was difficult but Mary was pleased she'd been recalled and examined quickly.

Mary always attends for screening and, on one occasion, was recalled. A second mammogram and an ultrasound scan showed there were no problems.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Patricia - Interview 43 >> After a routine mammogram, Patricia was referred to a breast clinic because a cyst was found. It went away by itself.

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 60-69 >> Miriam - Interview 47 >> Miriam says if she hadn't gone for a routine mammogram, she wouldn't have known she had a cyst. Her faith helped her to stay calm.

Miriam always attends for screening and one mammogram detected a cyst, which was aspirated. She is pleased all staff in screening units are women.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Susan - Interview 46 >> For Susan, routine breast screening is 'icing on top of the cake'. She always attends her appointments and is wary of breast cancer because of the exp

Susan has always attended for routine mammograms and had normal results. She is happy with the screening service and grateful to be invited every three years.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Rosemary - Interview 48 >> Rosemary always attends for routine mammograms. She had some done privately, before she was eligible for free NHS screening, because friends of hers h

Rosemary has always attended for breast screening and had normal results. She has had several friends with breast cancer.

• Cancer >> Breast Screening >> Age 60-69 >> Miriam - Interview 47 >> Miriam is grateful that women in the UK can get free routine mammograms, and feels that every woman who is eligible can make time to attend.

Miriam always attends for screening and one mammogram detected a cyst, which was aspirated. She is pleased all staff in screening units are women.