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Breast screening: helping women decide

Information on the NHS breast screening programme to help eligible women make a personal informed choice about whether to take part.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 July 2013
• Last updated: 24 October 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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NHS breast screening: helping you decide

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NHS breast screening: helping you decide - for print

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Simplified Chinese)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Latvian)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Lithuanian)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Polish)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Portuguese)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Punjabi)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Romanian)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Russian)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Traditional Chinese)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Urdu)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Bengali)

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Details

This information explains NHS breast screening and why it is offered. It is available in English and 11 language translations.

Free printed copies of this leaflet are available for NHS breast screening services to send with invitation letters (first invitations, and subsequent invitations for non-attenders).

For more information, see the ‘order printed leaflets’ section of our guidance on how to access and order leaflets.

This information is available in A4 PDF format (in English) to print out and provide for people who cannot access digital information (see list above).

A simple animation showing screening tests offered to women throughout their lives, including breast screening, is available:

• in English
• in the 10 other most requested languages

To request another format, you can phone 0300 311 22 33 or email england.contactus@nhs.net.

Published 1 July 2013
Last updated 24 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 24 October 2024

   Added a Bengali version of the leaflet.

2. 3 July 2024

   Removed PHE screening helpdesk information and updated with NHS England contact details.

3. 11 January 2024

   Updating confidentiality section, replacing mention of Public Health England with NHS England.

4. 31 October 2021

   Addition of plain A4 PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.

5. 13 May 2021

   Added lifetime screening animation to the landing page.

6. 22 October 2020

   Added links and information in the details section. English PDF leaflet removed.

7. 9 May 2019

   Added HTML version of the leaflet and translations in 10 different languages.

8. 12 February 2019

   Updated leaflet.

9. 13 December 2018

   Added new version of 'NHS breast screening: helping you decide (English)' with updated information.

10. 12 June 2018

    Most recent English version uploaded.

11. 4 May 2017

    Addition of link to new audio version of leaflet.

12. 27 October 2016

    Added NHS breast screening: helping you decide (large print).

13. 1 July 2013

    First published.