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Breast screening programme

A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise breast screening programme — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.

Key high-yield points

  • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the UK - ~55,000 new cases/year; lifetime risk 1 in 7
  • NHS Breast Screening Programme screens ~2.9 million women annually, detecting ~19,000 cancers/year
  • Secondary prevention - detects cancer early, does not prevent it

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