When Angela Coombes passed her 70th birthday the invitations for routine mammograms stopped.
She’d first had breast cancer at 58, which led to a mastectomy. ‘I knew that breast cancer can return many years later, and two years ago I thought it was time for a check-up,’ says Angela, 75, a retired payroll manager, who lives in Bridgwater, Somerset, with her husband Terry, 76.
‘Luckily, I was aware that although routine mammogram screening stops at 70, you can still request one. I checked my breasts regularly, but I know you don’t always have a lump or anything obvious.’