And she says she'll get tested herself when she believes the benefits of cancer detection outweigh the burden of a false positive, a tipping point that experts acknowledge differs for every woman.
She will test herself over the 400m hurdles tonight at the Bislett Games in Oslo – where Usain Bolt runs in the 200m – before turning her attention to the flat.
She was testing herself, found herself falling short and had vowed to improve.
It will be her first tour event, and although she is older than Tiger was when he made his PGA debut as an amateur, she said she never thought she would be testing herself against professionals this young.
She's still not a powerhouse and she doesn't test herself here, but on these spare songs she's helped by strong writing.
Later, on "Long Gone," Ms. Scott snarled her vocals, a welcome insertion of angst and texture, though mostly, as on "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," she didn't test herself.
She's here, as she has often said, to test herself, to see how well she plays from the men's tees on a prestigious course in a prestigious tournament.
She has not officially tested herself since the 2006 world championships, where she won the bronze medal.
Whaley said today that she had nothing to prove to anyone next week, but that she was playing to test herself.
She would love to test herself against Mary Decker, but at the moment that's not possible".
