Breast screening statistics
This section presents information and statistics on breast screening from the NHS Breast Screening Programmes in the UK.
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 you can read about:
- 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
- The potential effect of breast screening
- 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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