Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111002
Breast Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026
Question
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat — Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the starting age for routine mammograms to 40.
Answer
Ashley DaltonEach year, over 15 million people are invited for screening by National Health Service screening programmes, with over 10 million taking up the invitation. Through our NHS screening programmes, we can reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer and other c...
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