patients indicated that the pain associated with the
procedure prevented them from doing the test, and
one patient responded, "You should not do [the
mammogram] too often because that is electricity."
A significant number of patients cited a lack of
symptoms as a main reason for not having the test.
One patient said, "Nothing is wrong with my
breasts," and another said, "I have never felt any
pains." Others had concerns about their ability to
carry out the test properly, especially the hFOBT.
One patient said, "I prefer for my doctor to do it.
That way I know that it was done correctly."