Please stop smoking. If you are dealing with a physician who does not have time for you , find another physician who does. If you are diagnosed with a cancer, always consult with a cancer specialist, viz., a medical oncologist. If two consecutive studies are normal, then mammograms should be done ever other year. Women above age 65 should have a mammogram every year.
Many patients have a preconceived fear.
Today, we have excellent medicines to prevent some of the side effects.