Well having a routine mammo saved my best friend's life tamb. It's been a tough time for her, but she seems fine now. Having said that, I was called in for one when they had a mass drive, and didn't go - because i rang the hospital up and asked about radiation exposure and other things. I suggested to the person I spoke to, that there was some reason for trying to get women in on the scale they do, and her answer ws quite horrendous - "Yes, well I suppose most are used as guinea pigs. We need the results so that students can examine them. It's a fairly safe procedure, but of course, there ARE risks....."
I didn't go, as I say........