Breast Screening
NHS Breast Screening
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The NHS offers screening to save lives from breast cancer.
Screening does this by finding breast cancers at an early stage when they are too small to see or feel. Screening does not prevent you from getting breast cancer.
All women aged 50 up to their 71st birthday are invited for breast screening every 3 years.
Your breasts may change between screening appointments so it is important to check your breasts regularly to know what is normal for you. Please contact the surgery if you have any concerns.
For more information on Breast Screening visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer-screening/
For more information on Breast Cancer visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer/
NHS Screening programmes for transgender and non-binary people assigned female at birth
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Transgender men and non-binary people assigned female at birth:
If you are registered with a GP as female, you will be routinely invited for breast screening. We recommend you consider having breast screening if you have not had chest reconstruction or still have breast tissue.
If you are registered with a GP as male, you will not be invited for breast screening. If you have not had chest reconstruction and are aged 50 or over we suggest you speak to your GP about screening. They can arrange a referral to a breast screening unit to have a mammogram.
If you have had chest reconstruction and you still have breast tissue, you can speak to your GP who can arrange a referral for breast screening for you
NHS Screening Programmes for transgender and non-binary people assigned male at birth
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Transgender women and non-binary people assigned male at birth
If you are aged 50 up to your 71st birthday and registered with a GP as female, you will be routinely invited for screening.
Long-term hormone therapy can increase your risk of developing breast cancer so it is important that you consider going for breast screening when you are invited.
If you are registered with a GP as male, you will not be invited for breast screening. If you have been on long-term hormone therapy you may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer and should consider asking for breast screening.
If you are registered with your GP as male and are aged 50 or over, you may want to speak to your GP about having a mammogram. This will be done at a breast screening unit.