The HSCIC publishes information about the NHS Breast Screening Programme in England on an annual basis. Women between the ages of 50 and 70 are invited1 for regular breast screening (every three years) under the programme. Screening is intended to reduce mortality by detecting breast cancer at an early stage when there is a better chance of successful treatment. The report Breast Screening Programme, England - 2013-14 includes data on women invited for breast screening, coverage, uptake of invitations, outcomes of screening and cancers detected.
The latest report can be found here: http://www.hscic.gov.uk/pubs/brstscreen1314
Key facts for England
The HSCIC publishes information about the NHS Breast Screening Programme in England on an annual basis.
Latest available figures from HSCIC reports show that in 2013-14:
- 1 per cent of women aged 50 to 70 (1.73 million of the 2.40 million invited women) took up2 their invitation to be screened. This compares to 72.2 per cent of women aged 50 to 70 (1.68 million of the 2.32 million invited women) who took up2 their invitation to be screened in 2012-13.
- At 31 March 2014, 9 per cent (4.28 million) of the 5.64 million eligible1 women aged 53 to 70 had been screened within the last three years (coverage3). This compares to 76.4 per cent (4.25 million) of the 5.56 million eligible1 women at the same point in 2013
Women between the ages of 50 and 70 are invited1 for regular breast screening (every three years) under the programme. Screening is intended to reduce mortality by detecting breast cancer at an early stage when there is a better chance of successful treatment. The report Breast Screening Programme, England - 2013-14 includes data on women invited for breast screening, coverage, uptake of invitations, outcomes of screening and cancers detected.
The latest report can be found here: http://www.hscic.gov.uk/pubs/brstscreen1314
- 17,961 women aged 45 and over had cancers detected by the screening programme, a rate of 8.6 cases per 1,000 women screened. This compares with 16,432 women with cancers detected in 2012-13 (a rate of 8.3 cases per 1,000 women screened)
The lates
- 9 per cent (7,175 women) of the women who had cancers detected by the screening programme, had invasive but small cancers which are less than 15mm in diameter and are usually too small to detect by hand. This compares with 40.0 per cent (6,565 women) in 2012-13.
*Last updated: 04 June 2015
