Australian women who find breast lumps tell of lengthy wait times for diagnostic mammograms
ABCIn short: People who need mammograms are speaking out about the long wait times to access the service — and the ensuing anxiety and costs associated with the delay. "I go every year for preventive mammograms for breast cancer because I have one of the genes and it's hereditary my family," she said. Long waits 'unacceptable', Breast Cancer Network says The Breast Cancer Network of Australia said there had been delays for mammograms and ultrasounds in areas around the country, with waits particularly long in Tasmania. Ms Durston said one in seven Australian women would be diagnosed with breast cancer and delays in diagnosis meant delays in treatment. "What we know is approximately 51 per cent of those diagnosed with breast cancer will be diagnosed outside the breast screening program," she said.
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Three women tell of weeks, months waiting for mammogram services in Tasmania, despite millions pledged in 2019
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