United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 111002
Breast Cancer: Screening
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4 February 2026
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11 February 2026 · Answer
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11 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the starting age for routine mammograms to 40.
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4 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the starting age for routine mammograms to 40.
Source: Commons
11 February 2026
Answer
Each year, over 15 million people are invited for screening by National Health Service screening programmes, with over 10 million taking up the invitation. Through our NHS screening programmes, we can reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer and other c...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-04/111002
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1878640
- uk · wq-1878640 · source updated 11 February 2026