Breast cancer screening uptake below target for fourth consecutive year
Uptake of NHS breast cancer screening in England was below target for the fourth year in a row, new figures have revealed.
There are calls for the Government to invest more in the programme or risk women being “denied the best chance of a timely breast cancer diagnosis”.
The NHS Breast Screening Programme is open to women between the ages of 50 and 70.
We desperately need more eligible women to be screened for breast cancer, and for screening units to be supported to reach more women and
