cathy hill – Wommen Network

cathy hill started the topic New Cancer drug shrinking tumours in the forum Wommen network 3 years, 2 months ago

cathy hill started the topic Breast Cancer Signs in the forum Wommen network 3 years, 2 months ago

http://www.netmums.com/woman/health-and-happiness/woman-shares-unusual-sign-of-breast-cancer-to-alert-others

Saw this on FaceBook, part of a group that is for mums, sharing advice from the Coppafeel project

cathy hill replied to the topic Having a mammogram is easy in the forum Wommen network 3 years, 3 months ago

Great advice Pamela! Can’t argue with that 😊

cathy hill replied to the topic Taking part in breast screening can help other women in the forum Wommen network 3 years, 3 months ago

I agree with Leslie for those that don’t attend. For those women that go once and then never again, some research by Patsy Whelehan has shown that pain stopped them from reattending. The first visit was too painful, but, this can be down to a number of factors and the experience in the second visit can be totally different.
As a practitioner it is…[Read more]

cathy hill replied to the topic Hello in the forum Wommen network 3 years, 3 months ago

Welcome! I am a recently converted o technology Mammographer, welcome to our world!

cathy hill replied to the topic Nice weather in the forum Wommen network 3 years, 3 months ago

Yep, totally agree! Nice after all the rain we’ve had! ☀️

cathy hill replied to the topic What is the age limit for a mammogram in the forum Wommen network 3 years, 3 months ago

The NHSBSP stop sending out invites at 70, unless you are in an area undergoing the age expansion trial, which means getting invited until 73.
However, you may keep making your own appointments every three years for as long as you fit and well to enough appointments. You just need to keep the number of your local screening centre and the date of…[Read more]

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