Over 70? You are still entitled to breast screening

This leaflet tells women over 70 that they are entitled to request breast screening every three years. It explains the risks of breast cancer and encourages older women to be breast aware.

Published January 2007 Arabic (PDF 228Kb) Bengali (PDF 96Kb) Chinese (PDF 171Kb) English (PDF 467Kb) Polish (PDF 163Kb) Punjabi (PDF 70Kb) Urdu (PDF 283Kb)

This leaflet is also available in a British Sign Language DVD and in an audio CD set.

Copies of the English leaflet can be obtained free of charge from the Department of Health publication orderline: Telephone: 0300 123 1002, Textphone: 0300 123 1003, Fax: 01623 724 524, Email orders: [email protected] or order directly from the Department of Health Publications Orderline website.

Screening appointment cards for the over 70s

Women aged 70 and over are not routinely invited for screening but are encouraged to make their own appointments every three years. These cards are given to women at their last invited screening appointment to remind them to make an appointment and to provide them with a contact number.

Reminder cards can be obtained from the Department of Health publication orderline: Telephone: 0300 123 1002, Textphone: 0300 123 1003, Fax: 01623 724 524, Email orders: [email protected] or order directly from the Department of Health Publications Orderline website.