Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
A study finds that most women under 50 at risk of breast cancer are not being identified by current NHS screening rules.
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A study indicated that current breast cancer risk criteria missed nearly all women under 50 who later developed the disease. The coverage highlighted that a new method could potentially identify more women at risk, but the story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 7d ago, after coverage quieted.
The obvious questions
What does the study say about breast cancer screening for women under 50?
The study suggests that current NHS screening rules are missing up to 95% of women under 50 who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer within 10 years.
Who conducted the study on breast cancer screening?
The study was conducted by Cambridge University.
What are the current NHS screening rules for breast cancer?
The current NHS screening rules are based on NICE referral criteria, which aim to identify women at risk of breast cancer based on specific factors.
The story so far
Only 5% of women under 50 who are at high risk of breast cancer are being identified by NHS screening rules. This means that 95% of women in this age group who are at higher risk are not being spotted. The study, conducted by Cambridge University, indicates that the current NICE referral criteria are missing a significant portion of women who go on to develop breast cancer within a decade.
The NHS rules are designed to refer women for further testing based on specific risk factors. However, the study suggests that these rules are not effectively identifying women under 50 who are at risk. The findings raise concerns about the timeliness of breast cancer diagnoses in this age group.
The study does not specify what changes will be made to the NHS screening rules. However, the findings may prompt a review of the current criteria to ensure that more women at risk are identified and referred for further testing.
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Sources (14)
- Breast Cancer Risk Criteria Miss Nearly All Women Who Later Develop Cancer insideprecisionmedicine.com · 11d ago
- NICE Criteria Miss 95% of Under-50s at Breast Cancer Risk Medscape · 11d ago
- New Method Could Identify 8 Times More Women Under 50 at Risk of Breast Cancer Oncodaily · 11d ago
- Comparison of NICE criteria with the BOADICEA multifactorial risk model to guide breast cancer risk assessment and referral amongst women under age 50 within primary care Nature · 11d ago
- Women under 50 at risk of breast cancer are not being referred Sky News · 11d ago
- Breast cancer checks miss 95% of women under 50 who develop disease The Times · 11d ago
- Breast cancer referral criteria miss 95% of women under 50 who are high risk ITVX · 11d ago
- NHS misses 95pc of breast cancer cases in young women The Telegraph · 11d ago
- GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of women who will develop disease The Guardian · 11d ago
- Warning as GPs fail to spot 95% of women at risk of breast cancer under NHS rules, delaying early diagnosis The Sun · 11d ago
- Breast cancer screening 'missing 95% of those at higher risk', Cambridge study suggests lbc.co.uk · 11d ago
- Only 5% of high risk breast cancer cases spotted in referral rules The Independent · 11d ago
- NICE referral criteria miss up to 95% of women under 50 who go on to develop breast cancer within 10 years Medical Xpress · 11d ago
- Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study BBC · 11d ago
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