NHS Breast Screening Programme News
NHS Breast Screening Programme News |
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Screen-detected breast cancer patients match life expectancy of general UK female population. More than half a million breast cancers and significant cervical abnormalities detected in two decades. The NHS Breast Screening Programme responds to a new study comparing MRI with mammography. NHS Breast Screening Programme responds to the Review published by the Cochrane Collaboration. Breast screening programme saves 1,400 lives per year. More women than ever before are attending for breast screening, according to the latest statistics published today in the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2005. Statistics published today in the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2004 show that, with over 80,000 more women attending for breast screening, the programme is reaching more women than ever before. New NHS guideline will help identify and care for women at risk of "familial" breast cancer. New figures show breast screening detects nearly 10,000 cancers Today the Lancet is publishing a paper by Professor Valerie Beral et al revealing the first results from the Million Women study. The study confirms that current and recent use of HRT can increase a woman's chance of developing breast cancer. NHS Breast Screening Programme responds to a letter by Peter Sasieni and Jack Cuzick from Cancer Research UK published by The Lancet 19 July 2003, in which the authors contend that, even before the results of the Age trial are available, women should be offered routine breast screening from the age of 47. A new government-funded study aims to provide a clear answer on whether screening younger women who have a family history of breast cancer can save lives. Screening reduces the need for major surgery Researchers in Italy have found that fewer women have had a breast removed since a screening programme was introduced there in 1990. Lessons to learn from the Commission for Health Improvement's investigation into the West of London Breast Screening Service NHS Cancer Screening Programmes response to recommendations made by the United States Preventative Services Task Force to screen women from the age of 40, annually NHS Breast Screening Programme's response to IARC statement: "Mammography Screening Can Reduce Deaths from Breast Cancer" Long-term effects of mammography screening: updated overview of the Swedish randomised trials' by Nyström et al, The Lancet, 16 March 2002 Women, who are hard of hearing, visually impaired or whose first language is not English should not miss out on being able to make a genuinely informed choice about whether or not to accept their invitation for screening The NHS Breast Screening Programme says women should not be alarmed at a repeated debate about the value of early breast screening trials NHS Breast Screening Programme: The facts. A leaflet designed to ensure that women are told what screening can and cannot achieve is launched NHS Breast Screening Programme response to Gøtzsche and Olsen Letter in the Lancet Learning disabilities project launched. NHS Breast Screening Programme Exceeds Performance of Swedish Two Counties Study. Breast screening skill mix pilot sites announced. Response to comments made by Professor Michael Baum. Statement by the NHS Breast Screening Programme in response to the paper in the BMJ published September 16th, 2000: The effect of the NHS Breast Screening Programme on breast cancer mortality in England and Wales, 1990-1998. The NHS Cancer Screening Programmes are not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. |
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