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Thousands of women are being urged to attend NHS breast screening appointments as new figures today show that, despite a slight increase in uptake in the last year, over a third of women still did not take up the potentially lifesaving offer.
Fewer than two in three women (64.6 per cent) took up their screening appointment in 2022/23, according to NHS England. Breast Cancer Now today warned this is a 'cause for grave concern'.
An NHS England adviser urged women to ‘put their health at the top of their to-do lists’.
A campaigner is calling for the breast screening age to be lowered after alarming statistics showed a fall in women attending appointments.
Investigating if advanced AI can potentially be the small key to significant cost savings in NHS breast screening programs.