General practice & prim · UKMLA & AKT
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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