Published 2006 | ISBN 1 84463 038 2 | Archived
It has been a successful year for the NHS Breast Screening Programme. We are now inviting over two million women for breast screening each year. In addition, the comprehensive review of the programme, published earlier this year, estimates that it is saving 1,400 lives every year in England.
The review, Screening for Breast Cancer in England: Past and Future, was published 20 years after Ministers were first advised to introduce a national programme. It demonstrates that women who attend for screening are not only less likely to die from breast cancer, but also less likely to have a mastectomy than those who are not screened.
This year’s statistics continue to illustrate the effectiveness of routine breast screening. The features in this review reflect this and the programme’s ongoing commitment to providing a high quality service to women.
- NHSBSP home page
- Programme publications
- About breast screening
- What is breast screening?
- What does the NHS Breast Screening Programme do?
- When was the NHS Breast Screening Programme set up?
- What happens at a breast screening unit?
- Why are women under 50 not routinely invited?
- Are women screened over the age of 70?
- Does breast screening save lives?
- Does breast screening have any risks?
- What is Digital Mammography?
- Research in breast screening
- About breast cancer
- Programme logistics
- Frequently asked questions
- Programme statistics
- Mammography equipment reports
- Programme news index
- Useful links