GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of women who will develop disease
Research from the University of Cambridge suggests that current UK breast cancer screening guidelines fail to identify 95% of women under 50 who will develop the disease. Experts are calling for a review of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) criteria.
Why it matters
Improving early detection criteria could significantly increase survival rates for young women by enabling earlier preventive treatment.
A radiologist examines mammograms for breast cancer, which is the most common cancer worldwide. A radiologist examines mammograms for breast cancer, which is the most common cancer worldwide. Breast cancer GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of young women who will develop disease Findings prompt calls for review of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence criteria in women under 50
Prefer the Guardian on Google Young women in England who later develop breast cancer are not being referred for early tests or preventive treatment because current guidelines used by GPs miss 95% of patients, research suggests.
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