Charity Concerned That One Third Of Women Ignore Breast Screening Invite

Posted by Jeff Daas on Sep 30th, 2009 | no comments

On the eve of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Research UK today sends out a warning that if thousands of women continue to ignore invitations to breast screening they could be putting their lives at risk. The NHS breast screening figures have shown that around three in 10 women still do not attend screening*. In 2008, out of 2.2 million women who were sent an invitation for screening, 1.7 million attended – around 73 per cent.
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