Thanks, @MvB - So 5 years ago - did you actually have a MammoGram thru Breast Screen? Yes - the ducks all need to be lined up to have an effective screening history - from which they get their 'percentages'!
I am guessing that a lot of women may just toss the letter once they've been diagnosed (specially if they have been screened with BS in recent years) as it either upsets them or pisses them off ..... which is a real shame, as there is then no record of what is happening with those women after that 'dodgy' MG. I happily went along for 15 years, every 2 years ... with 'clear' results, including the one 6 months prior to my own detection (accidentally by my GP when I went for a pap smear - she said 'I'll check your boobs at the same time!' Thank God she did!!
So hopefully this post will encourage women to actually contact BS when they get their reminder & have the review done on their 'most recent' BS film vs their diagnosis films, to see if they CAN see the tumour that they 'missed' and whether it was dense breast tissue that contributed to it.
Take care, wishing you all the best with your treatment xx
