'We got breast cancer in our 20s like thousands more, screening needs to change'

EXCLUSIVE: As a study finds that 95 percent of high-risk women under 50 are being missed when it comes to breast cancer screening rules, The Mirror speaks to three patients who were all diagnosed with the disease before becoming eligible for mammograms

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In June, the health ministry revealed that breast cancer screenings would require doctors to notify patients that they had dense tissue — a potential early warning sign of cancer.

For a woman diagnosed with a suspicious breast lesion in a Ghanaian community, finding the problem may be only the beginning of a much longer journey. She may need to leave her community for a hospital, undergo further tests and eventually begin treatment. But Breast Care International says too often there is no one to