1.   He found a suspicious lump on his back and was afraid it might be cancer.

2.   Early last year, Collins signed up for a mammogram at Eastside Medical Center after noticing a suspicious lump on her breast.

3.   Plus, three suspicious lumps grew in her healthy breast since her mastectomy, and she had had to undergo three operations to remove them.

4.   Women who have noted a suspicious lump typically get prompt attention, radiologists and other experts say.

5.   Even women with suspicious lumps may have to wait several weeks to get a mammogram.