Frequently Asked Questions
Brochures / Leaflets:
Information About Your Breast Screening Appointment - (November 2007)
Download Leaflet: bc_appoint_nov07.pdf (.pdf file 228 Kb, 2 pages - A4 format)
About Breast Screening - (November 2007)
Download leaflet AboutBreastScreening.pdf (.pdf file 257 Kb, 2 pages - A4 format)
Make Time For Your Breast Health - (November 2007)
Download leaflet MakeTimeLeaflet.pdf (.pdf file 102 Kb)
- Why Screen for Breast Cancer?
- Why am I Being Invited?
- What is a Mammogram?
- Will it Hurt?
- How Safe is a Mammogram?
- Where is the Screening Done?
- Can I Walk Into a BreastCheck Unit and Request a Mammogram?
- How Long Will This Take?
- What Clothes Do I Need to Wear?
- Will I Be Seen By Female Screening Staff?
- When Will I Get My Results?
- What Sort of Results Might I Expect?
- What if I Had Breast Cancer in the Past - Do I Go for Screening?
- What if I Had a Mammogram Within the Last Year?
- What if I Have Had Breast Implants or Breast Reduction in the Past?
- How Often Will I Be Screened?
- Who Invites Me?
- Why Was I Not Invited?
- How Can I Register?
- Can I Change My Appointment?
- Will My Special Needs Be Accommodated?
- Why Not Screen Women Under 50 Years?
- Why Not Screen Women Over 64 Years?
- What Effect Does HRT Have on Mammography?
- What Are The Guidelines for Women With Familial Breast Cancer?
- How Are Interval Cancers Handled?
- What Further Investigations May Be Required Following a 'Not Normal' Mammogram?
- What if a Woman Has Clinical Symptoms?
- What About Breast Self-examination/Breast Awareness?