Breast screening statistics
This section presents information and statistics on breast screening from the NHS Breast Screening Programmes in the UK. Cancer Research UK is helping the Department of Health to set up an independent review of the breast screening programme. You can find out more about the breast screening review on our website.
Summary of breast screening activity in the UK - 2007/2008
- Over 2.5 million women were invited for screening.
- Total number of women screened was 1,994,651.
- 16,449 cancers were detected.
For more information on the NHS Breast Screening programme results visit: http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk.
In this section:
- A brief history of the breast screening programme
- Definition of terms used in breast screening
- Sensitivity and specificity of mammography
- Breast screening and Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Issues around breast screening
Information on breast cancer screening for patients
- CancerHelp UK, our patient information website answers your questions about mammography.
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