Gina replied: “Just do it, there is no excuse we have the most amazing health service we are blessed.
“There is no excuse not to do it, it is painful but if it saves your life, why not do it.”
As the risk of breast cancer increases with age, all women who are 50 to 70 years old are invited for breast cancer screening every three years.
For those diagnosed with breast cancer there is a combination of treatment available. Most commonly this includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.