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OPINION - Of course I would let a man perform my mammogram — and this is why you should too

If a medical professional is about to save your life, what’s in their trousers should be the last thing on your mind. Kemi Badenoch is spreading unnecessary fear about an important health issue, and I think that’s beyond wicked.

The Society of Radiographers is sounding the alarm over a “critical” shortage of the highly trained staff needed to perform mammograms, an essential breast cancer service. There is a vacancy rate of 17.5 per cent for screening mammographers, rising to 20 per cent for symptomatic mammographers, who specialise in assessments for women with lumps in their breasts or family history of breast cancer.

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