Mammograms

This is not your usual review; it's not about jam, or shower gel. Or even about a book. It's about the importance of checking your breasts regularly and following up on any changes. It's never going to be applicable to everyone, but it may just be applicable to you. A woman in the UK has a 1 in 9 chance of getting breast cancer at some time in her life, so it's obviously important to check for any changes. Say, once every month just check them and if you spot any changes such as a lump, a mass, any leaking from or change to the nipple and whilst you're there, you may as well check under your armpits too, in case there are any lumps lurking under there. It's ...  Read the complete review

As soon as I was 50 I got my invite - come and have a mammogram - now there's something to look forward to! Just when I had finished with the indignity of smear tests they want to start on my boobs! Seriously I knew it was coming and intended to take advantage of the free service. Every woman in the UK between the ages of 50 and 64 is called for a free mammogram every three years and the intention is to extend this to the age of 70. I understand that between these ages breast cancer is more likely and also the breasts are easier to check in this way once a woman is post menopausal. I will just say that every woman should check her breasts regularly ...  Read the complete review

Any woman in the UK over the age of fifty is entitled to a free mammogram once every three years, and this is often carried out at a mobile screening unit in a car park, such as those at Asda supermarkets. The mobile units should mean that you do not have to travel far to take advantage of this opportunity; the potential problem is that there are a number of steps to climb, so a disabled woman would find it difficult. I was offered an appointment on 12th March in Havant, quite a journey from where I now live in Southsea, but this was because I used to live near Havant and the mobile unit was not due to be in the Southsea area again until 2010. The date of the ...  Read the complete review

Last year my sister and I were diagnosed with breast cancer, my sister had invasive and I had early ductal cancer in situ. My sister had to have chemo and I radiotherapy, its scary but not the end of the world, we are both here to tell the tale. After my sister was diagnosed I went to my Doc because I was 52 yrs old at the time and had'nt had a mammogram, I was told by my GP that I would be called for a mommogram when it was my turn, apparently you are called alphabetically. As you can imagine I was not happy as I had heard that breast cancer can run in families, he told me not to worry and try to put it in the back of my mind until I'm called he ...  Read the complete review

Breast Cancer ____________ 1 in 12 women in the UK develops breast cancer at some piont or another in there lives It is one of the most common forms of cancer in women today. Although it very rarely affects women under the age of 35, women of all ages should get to know the normal look and feel of their breasts. Nobody has the ability to know your breasts better than you. If you notice anything that worries you, you should see a doctor. Screening Saves Lives Breast screening (mammography) is an x-ray examination which can help to find small changes in the breast. If changes are caught early enough, there?s ...  Read the complete review