Hi - Hopefully, your acquaintance has told her GP of her family history of breast cancer, and that information is in her medical record. The mammography technician isn't the one who reads the results; that's left to a radiology specialist, and hopefully he or she would know to be extra-careful when reading your friend's mammogram. That said, it doesn't hurt to tell everyone possible — nurses, doctors, techs — about a family history of any particular disease; we're all in charge of our own good health, and we need to advocate for ourselves constantly, not rely 100% on the busy doctors and nurses who treat us. So next time she feels something suspicious, she should really emphasize her family history; it'll just put everyone more on the alert for any problems. Good luck to her, and thank you for being a good friend. PJH