Private scans and testing

My mother discovered a lump on her breast a couple of weeks ago. She has been referred to the breast clinic but they have said with covid wait is currently a 4 week backlog and nothing they can do

She lost her mother, Aunty and 2 uncles to cancer so we are very concerned given the family history

Would it be worth getting private scans/tests? Where would we start and what costs could we potentially be looking at?

  • Hi,

    I was referred also after the doctor found a lump in my breast, I felt I was going insane waiting so rang my nearest private hospital (just googled it) and they could have seen me the next day but the price for initial tests was approx £1,000. If these found anything then I would still have to wait and go back to the nhs hospital for treatment. I decided to wait for my nhs appt tomorrow but it has been hard and I am a bundle of nerves.

    It may be an option though to put your mum's mind at rest.

    Take care