Personally, I would not trust the result of a mammogram unless it had been reported by a qualified consultant and I would move to a different screening unit if their protocol was that radiographers only refer x-rays to a consultant "should the need arise". That is a big responsibility to put onto a radiographer (who let's face it, isn't paid nearly as much as a consultant). So, a radiographer tells you a mammogram looks fine and it's put in file and no-one else looks at it? Or a radiographer tells you a mammogram looks fine but a consultant reviews it later and finds something suspicious, or not? Hmmm, not a system I'd like to be part of.
I respect that everyone has a job to do and the qualifications and training they have undergone to do that job but I prefer important medical tests to be analysed and reported by people who are suitably qualified to do so. However, I accept that I am probably fussier than some patients.
That said, as has been commented already on this thread it's personal choice whether to undergo screening. I think it's also personal choice what level of service one accepts from healthcare providers.
Getting back to the point of this thread and the original subject... I suppose what it boils down to is... if the prospect of worrying about a mammogram result is perceived as worse than the prospect of late-diagnosis of breast cancer or other disease then it's a no-brainer, don't go for a mammogram.
