Breast screening

What is breast screening, who is responsible for delivery and who is eligible

Breast screening uses X-rays, called mammograms, to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel.  Invitations are managed by the local breast screening services: East Sussex, Brighton & Hove, Surrey & North East Hampshire and West Sussex.

Breast screening is offered to those registered with a GP as female, aged 50 to 70, to detect early signs of breast cancer. 

Anyone over the age of 53, including those aged over 70, who has not been screened in the last three years and wishes to be screened,  should contact their local breast screening service.

   Act on Cancer Together

Act on Cancer Together works in partnership with Hangleton and Knoll Project and Macmillan Cancer Support to raise awareness of the early signs and symptoms of cancer, to support community members to learn about and attend cancer screenings, and to access the support available to them if they receive a positive diagnosis.

Click on the poster on the right to download and share in your patient waiting rooms and community settings.

Click on the video below to hear Malebogo, Irene and Liz discuss the importance of self-examination and screening for early diagnosis. Thanks to Act On Cancer Together for this resource.