Databank. Breast screening programme

Breast screening programme

At the end of March 1998, 66.4 per cent of women aged 50 to 64 resident in England had been screened at least once in the previous three years. For women aged 55 to 64 coverage improved to 73.1 per cent. 1.2 million women of all ages were screened within the programme and 6,914 cases of cancer were detected in women screened. Copies of the Department of Health Statistical Bulletin Breast Screening Programme, England 1997-98 are available free of charge from the Department of Health, PO Box 410, Wetherby LS23 7LN. Fax: 0990 210 266.