I don't believe it.
Recently diagnosed with dcis I contacted my daughter to check when she last went for a mammogram as it was she was booked in for the following week. Then I rang my sister to ask when her last one was ...
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I very much doubt if my mother was ever tested. Tests have been much more publicised over the last three decades and it’s worth remembering that the word cancer was something to whisper in the 60s and 70s - it’s hard to be proactive about something that’s not mentioned. Just keep encouraging.