Breast Cancer screening services resumed yesterday, but there are concerns that it could take up to 3 years to clear the backlog of those awaiting mammograms. 

And with something like breast cancer where early detection is so important those three years are a very long time. 

Lorraine Redmond, breast cancer survivor diagnosed by routine mammogram and Jennifer Cimerman Director of Communications with the Marie Keating Foundation joined Andrea on the show.

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