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Lord Kamall (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 June 2026

Debate

Breast Cancer Screening: Women Over 70

Contribution

My Lords, I thank the Minister for sharing her personal experience; I am sure our thoughts are with her. The Government have rightly said they want a shift from treatment to prevention, and the Minister will know that one element of prevention is testing and early diagnosis. We know that about one-third of breast cancers are diagnosed in women over 70, and this increases with age. We have heard that many women are not aware of screening on demand. Apart from the health and emotional consequences, when the Government conducted a cost-benefit analysis of ending routine screening, were they absolutely certain that any money saved in the short term was not outweighed by the extra cost of treating patients with later-stage cancer, which will be harder to treat and will end up costing the Government more money?

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