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30/10/2012
Breast Cancer Screening Leads To 'Over Diagnoses'
Women are to be nformed over breast cancer screening issues in the UK after a review highlights the potential harms of being tested.
The review panel, led by Prof Michael Marmot, from University College London, found screening had "contributed to reducing deaths" but also "resulted in some overdiagnosis".
It found that for every life saved, three women had treatment for a cancer which would never have been fatal.
Prof Richards said: "My view is that the screening programme should happen, we should invite women to be screened and give women the information to make their own choice."
Leaflets on breast cancer screening sent to women are to be updated in the "next few months" to "give the facts in a clear, unbiased way", according to the pofessocer.
Richard Winder, deputy director of the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, said: "This was a robust review and we appreciate the rigour and efforts of the panel in conducting it.
"We are pleased that the panel concluded the NHS Breast Cancer Screening Programme confers significant benefit and should continue.
"Where they have made recommendations, we will work with all partners to take these forward."
(GK)
The review panel, led by Prof Michael Marmot, from University College London, found screening had "contributed to reducing deaths" but also "resulted in some overdiagnosis".
It found that for every life saved, three women had treatment for a cancer which would never have been fatal.
Prof Richards said: "My view is that the screening programme should happen, we should invite women to be screened and give women the information to make their own choice."
Leaflets on breast cancer screening sent to women are to be updated in the "next few months" to "give the facts in a clear, unbiased way", according to the pofessocer.
Richard Winder, deputy director of the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, said: "This was a robust review and we appreciate the rigour and efforts of the panel in conducting it.
"We are pleased that the panel concluded the NHS Breast Cancer Screening Programme confers significant benefit and should continue.
"Where they have made recommendations, we will work with all partners to take these forward."
(GK)
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