D State Health Education Specialist for University Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia. Mammograms can be uncomfortable, some women find them down right painful. Mammograms can be scary, or at least waiting for the results can be.
Mammograms can be embarrassing and time consuming, at least by some people's standards.
L et's face it, mammograms are no fun. Why lie about it. BUT, Breast Cancer isn't any fun either. The pain, the fear, and the amount of time involved in treating late stage breast cancer can be much worse. Right now, mammograms along with self breast exams, are the best defense women have against breast cancer.