article_snippet.sent: Noreen Spendlove was reassured when the results of Noreen Spendlove latest mammogram were normal.
article_snippet.sent: Noreen, then 68, had the scan as part of the NHS breast cancer screening programme, and as Noreen Spendlove says: 'As always, getting the all-clear was a big relief.'
article_snippet.sent: But 18 months later, shortly before Noreen Spendlove 70th birthday, the mother-of-three from Derbyshire developed intermittent pain in her left side, just below Noreen Spendlove breast.
article_snippet.sent: And although Noreen, a former administrator, wasn't concerned, Noreen Spendlove daughter, a radiographer, insisted Noreen Spendlove see a GP.
article_snippet.sent: Noreen is adamant: 'That a GP appointment saved my life.'
article_snippet.sent: I didn't realise it at the time, but at 68 I'd already had my last official mammogram,' says Noreen. '
article_snippet.sent: For Noreen Spendlove, however, there is no question in Noreen Spendlove mind that screening should be extended.
article_snippet.sent: After Noreen Spendlove second mammogram in March 2011, Noreen Spendlove had a needle biopsy the same day, and two weeks later a mastectomy.
article_snippet.sent: a needle biopsy had spread to Noreen Spendlove neck, so Noreen Spendlove was given six sessions of chemotherapy followed by a five-week course of radiotherapy. '
article_snippet.sent: But as Noreen Spendlove prepares to receive the all-clear next year, Noreen Spendlove has no regrets about having The treatment.
article_snippet.sent: Indeed, Noreen Spendlove worry is that, once five years since Noreen Spendlove treatment have passed, Noreen Spendlove'll no longer be automatically invited back for screening as younger cancer survivors would be.
article_snippet.sent: It's terrifying to think that the cancer might not have been picked up,' Noreen Spendlove says.
highlights_snippet.sent: Noreen Spendlove was 68 when Noreen Spendlove developed pain in Noreen Spendlove left side .
  