Improving the quality of the written information sent to women about breast screening
Evidence-based criteria for the content of letters and leaflets
Published August 2007 | ISBN 978 1 84463 043 1
The evidence presented in this report is based on a systematic review undertaken by staff at the Cancer Research UK Primary Care Education Research Group.
Guidelines based on this evidence, including an update of guidelines published in 1998 (Guidelines on Improving the Quality of the Written Information Sent to Women who are Recalled for Assessment; NHSBSP Publication No 38), are published as a separate document: Improving the Quality of the Written Information Sent to Women about Breast Screening: Guidelines on the Content of Letters and Leaflets (NHSBSP Publication No 65).
- NHSBSP home page
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- 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?
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- Research in breast screening
- About breast cancer
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