Re: Breast Screening
Originally Posted by
tarantula
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People are very unwise if they don't make a note of when their screening are due. It is up to each of us to take responsibility for our own health if we are of sound mind.
But that is only your opinion Tara. The NHS decided that screening would be every 3 years, and they did it in the hope of keeping breast cancer treatments to a minimum cost.
I am sure we all applaud this decision, but how easy would it be to make sure your follow up appointments are loaded on to a PC, so a letter could be sent out?
If you have the time to make sure your screening appointments are made on time, then good for you, but it doesn't mean that everybody has that time!
Some ladies have to work, some assist in the care of grand children, some have health problems that make it difficult to remember appointments and when they happened.
Not everybody is as fortunate as you, but that shouldn't mean that they are not eligible for cancer screening, especially when it is the NHS's duty to make these appointments!
I have to have one every year so, when it was due & missed in June last year, I contacted the screening clinic. I was told that, as I was clear the year before, I could wait till next June. At the end of that year my cancer hospital said they should have booked me in immediately. I always check for lumps and I had no intention of arguing with the centre again about my missed appointment, but it will be interesting to see if I get an appointment in the next few weeks!