The NHS is urging people in Greater Manchester to Tick Off Your Breast Screening.
NHS breast screening is offered to women aged 50 to 71. Everyone registered with a GP as female will be invited. NHS breast screening uses X-rays, called mammograms, to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel.
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Tick Off Your Breast Screening. It’s offered to women aged 50-71 & looks for cancers that are too small to see or feel. When your screening invite arrives, don’t let it slip to the bottom of your list. Attend your appointment when you get your invite. nhs.uk/breast #GMBreastScreening | A close up of a fridge door with magnets, a strip of photos showing a diverse mix of three women in their 50s and a to do list including the words Sort Breast Screening Words underneath say: When your screening kit arrives, don’t let it slip to the bottom of your list. Attend your appointment when you get your invite. |
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NHS breast screening is offered to women aged 50 to 71. Everyone registered with a GP as female will be invited. Breast screening uses X-rays, called mammograms, to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel. Mammograms are always carried out by a female member of staff and only take a few minutes. The whole appointment should take no more than 30 minutes. When your screening invite arrives, don’t let it slip to the bottom of your list. Attend your appointment when you get your invite. Tick Off your breast screening. Visit the NHS website to find out more nhs.uk/breast #GMBreastScreening | CAROUSEL 1: A close up of a fridge door with magnets, a strip of photos showing a diverse mix of three women in their 50s and a to do list including the words Sort Breast Screening. CAROUSEL 2: Words on a yellow background say: When your screening kit arrives, don’t let it slip to the bottom of your list. Attend your appointment when you get your invite. CAROUSEL 3: A box with a yellow tick in it and the words “Tick Off Your Breast Screening” |
More information about NHS Breast Screening
NHS breast screening is offered to women aged 50 to 71. Everyone registered with a GP as female will be invited. NHS breast screening uses X-rays, called mammograms, to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel. Mammograms are always carried out by a female member of staff and only take a few minutes. The whole appointment should take no more than 30 minutes.
When you’ll be invited
You’ll automatically get your first invitation for breast screening between the ages of 50 and 53. You’ll then be invited every 3 years until your 71st birthday.
If you’re transgender or non-binary and would like to be invited for breast screening, ask your GP surgery for advice. You need to be registered with a GP surgery to be invited for breast screening.
Not had a letter inviting you for breast screening?
If you have not been invited for breast screening by the age of 53 and think you should have, contact your local breast screening service. For more information, visit nhs.uk/breast
Tick off your breast screening