Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms

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I was 14 when I had Hodgkins Lymphoma. Reaching my 30's in January and I am FIGHTING with summa hospital to give me a mammogram. They refuse to give it to me even though I went through intense radiation treatment and my grandmother died of breast cancer, both my grandfathers had lung cancer and my dad had skin cancer three times!!
If someone has advice I would love to hear it!! Nothing makes me more upset then fighting with my doctor to get these tests done and now fighting with radiology department. HELP!!

Karla of OH 1:41PM November 03, 2011

Great. Another thing I will have to be on the look out for. I wish my doctor had told me this at my last check up visit. I'm 3 years in remission from Hodgkins Lymphoma. It's hasn't been easy going through the treatments, getting through recovery and getting insurance for myself since I'm getting booted off my parents has been a nightmare...and now I see that I may have high risks of getting breast cancer. I'm only in my mid 20's!!

SBaum of CA 3:20PM April 06, 2009