Published 2009 | ISBN 978 1 84463 064 6
In this year's annual review we look at some of the issues around breast screening that have continued to provoke discussion and debate while reviewing the progress made in taking forward the commmitments laid out in the 2007 Cancer Reform Strategy, including the age extension and the introduction of digital mammography.
The debate continues over the benefits of screening and informed choice. We are strongly committed to informed choice and aim to provide women with the necessary information so that they can decide whether or not to take part in the NHS Breast Screening Programme. Dr Joan Austoker of Oxford University discusses the importance of providing clear and relevant information in order to help women make that decision.
- 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