Keeping things in perspective

The media of late has been running stories about breast cancer and suggesting people can be mis-diagnosed and that mammography has its faults ... this could all be true. But the key thing is to encourage women to listen to their own bodies and be taken seriously how they report such changes. There is not enough evidence in my mind of self-reporting and self-diagnosis and this perspective should be considered, even here things are missed and women can be fobbed off!!! For example women attending their local GP practice concerned about breast changes can be labelled the 'worried well' and told to go away.. based on what? We need to keep things in perspective and listen to women when they report concerns.... fear is a huge factor here and can be compounded by poor experiences with health care and practitioners, so I would urge people working on the front line to be thoughtful and non-judgmental in a negative way.