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Katek Mon 12-Jan-15 10:21:25

I've just received in the same post an invitation/appointment for breast screening and notification that the bowel screening kits will be out shortly. I'm ambivalent about the breast screening as I had a very traumatic experience last time and don't want to risk a repeat performance. I understand the current thinking is that screening may not be the best option for many as over 4000 women a year are treated unnecessarily as against 1300 lives saved. What to do?

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sarahc446655 Tue 03-Feb-15 14:31:29

I had breast cancer 14 years ago - when you shower or bath it's not too difficult to detect anything un-usual as you soap yourself - that was enough for me - I had a lump and I went to the doctors - because I was younger I wasn't caught up in the target driven commercial frenzy to get older, more vulnerable people screened at every opportunity.
Actually having cancer is something you have to live with the rest of your life - in case it comes back - being put under pressure to constantly look out for it - is inflicting mental torture on people - we all need fight back against it.

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Anya Tue 03-Feb-15 15:28:21

A friend of mind didn't rate breast screening either. Neither due she find the lump until it was too late.

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Anne58 Tue 03-Feb-15 15:45:07

sarahc446655 I think that say we all need fight back against it. is a tad extreme! It is not something that you will ever get ALL people to support. (or even all "older" people for that matter)

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Anne58 Tue 03-Feb-15 15:45:35

Saying, not say!

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