As a practice we really support breast screening and know its importance. With 1 in 8 women being diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, it’s important to detect cancer as early as possible to have the best chance of successful treatment.
Breast screening is very important part of staying healthy and looking after yourself. Women aged 50-70 years will be invited for screening once every 3 years, and its really important that you attend. You can find a hand guide about what happens at breast screening here: https://www.nhs.uk/…/breast-cancer-screening/what-happens/
The breast screening van will next be in our area soon. We know that attending breast screening is really important and most women will attend when they receive their appointment letter. If you’ve been putting it off, or want to talk the screening appointment through, the Somerset Breast Screening team are happy to help and give you the information they need. Please call 01823 342425 to find out more.