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‘I’ve persevered’: Susanna Reid overcomes ‘hurdles’ to book mammogram appointment [Video]

Susanna Reid reveals she faced ‘hurdles’ in booking mammogram appointment after Sarah Ferguson’s breast cancer diagnosis 

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Susanna Reid today told of her difficulties in trying to book a mammogram in the wake of Sarah Ferguson‘s breast cancer diagnosis. 

The Good Morning Britain presenter had to overcome several ‘hurdles’ to book her appointment, including being sent back and forth between various NHS call centres. 

But the 52-year-old urged other women to do the same. 

It follows Susanna’s admission yesterday that she hadn’t booked an appointment for a mammogram, a scan that can detect breast cancer, despite being invited to do so.

But she described how the news about the Duchess of York’s diagnosis had acted as ‘wake-up call’ for her to go ahead and book the check up.  

Speaking this morning, she said: ‘So, yesterday, I admitted that because I’d received an invitation to a mammogram rather than a mammogram appointment I …  

 

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