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Pip47
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6 years ago

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 and to my disbelief, dismay, anger her answer was that she had never had one. Wasn't even keen on the idea, her answer was, well you have to die of something. She is 67 I still can't believe it, I have started nagging who knows if I'll get through. Dumb dumb dumb

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    kmakm
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    6 years ago
    It's very challenging isn't it. When one of my sisters was in her late 30s I discovered that she'd never had a pap smear. I was astounded.

    We live in a society that can save us from many ills, but huge swathes of people won't immunise, or get the regular scans and tests that are available. I doubt that nagging will do anything. Maybe just once a year you can ask her if she's had her mammogram yet and leave it at that.

    Getting a mammogram almost certainly saved my life. My tumour was so deep I would have been a goner by the time it would have made itself known.

    I watched my sister die of breast cancer. Let me just say it wasn't like it's portrayed in the movies... I hope your sister reconsiders. K xox