One of the hardest parts of any screening test is the wait afterward. You’ve had your mammogram, you feel fine, and now you’re watching the mailbox. Let me walk you through exactly what happens after your Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) mammogram — how long results take, what the letter says, and how to read it without second-guessing every word.

If you have just been asked to come back after your mammogram, and your heart is pounding as you read this — please, take a breath. That fear is real, it is normal, and you are not overreacting. Almost everyone who gets a callback feels exactly what you are feeling right now.

"Mammogram" is a single word, but it actually covers two pretty different appointments. Figuring out whether you need a screening mammogram or a diagnostic one means you book the right test the first time — and get the right care faster. Here’s how I explain the difference to patients.

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