Breast screening in UK - National figures

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology
Article Date: 26 Feb 2004 - 0:00 PDT

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This bulletin summarises information from the computerised call and recall system for breast cancer screening and from breast screening units in England in 2002-03, and includes some information about earlier years.

KEY FACTS

At 31 March 2003:

75.3% of women aged 53-64 resident in England had been screened at least once in the previous 3 years
(75.9% at 31 March 2002).

In 248 of the 304 Primary Care Organisations the coverage was 70% or higher (261 at 31 March 2002); coverage was lower than 60% in 20 Primary Care Organisations (14 at 31 March 2002).

In 2002-03:


75% of women aged 50-64 invited for screening were screened.

1.3 million women of all ages were screened within the programme.

9,849 cases of cancer were diagnosed in women of all ages screened.

Bulletin 2004/06
Published February 2004
Free of charge
ISBN 1 84182 824 6
© Crown Copyright 2004
These National Statistics were prepared by the Government Statistical Service