Delay in diagnosis of breast cancer leads to more surgery
20/06/2006
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Barry, Doncaster
Delays in diagnosis of breast cancer due to delays in breast cancer screening are leading to women having surgery to have breasts removed rather than wait for a diagnosis.
Charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer said that for some women the wait to be screened for breast cancer is as long as two years.
On average the wait is six months. Some patients feel they cannot wait that long.
Every year in Britain about 2,000 women develop breast cancer because of a faulty gene.
Genetic testing can find a problem in advance, allowing patients to receive preventative treatment.
One woman had a double mastectomy because she could wait no longer for results that would show if she was at a higher risk of contracting breast cancer.
Instead she decided to undergo preventative surgery - a mastectomy and a hysterectomy.
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