What is breast screening?
Cancer screening involves testing apparently healthy people for early signs of cancer.
Breast screening uses a test called mammography which involves taking x-rays of the breasts. Screening can help to find breast cancers early when they are too small to see or feel. These cancers are usually easier to treat than larger ones.
It is important to remember that screening will not prevent you from getting breast cancer but aims to find early breast cancers.
Overall, the breast screening programme finds cancer in around 9 out of every 1,000 women having screening.
Breast screening Saves lives.
The test only takes a few minutes and can help detect breast cancer at an earlier stage.
For more information, please visit the NHS Website.