Breast cancer Screening/Mammograms

All women* aged 50 up to their 71st birthday are invited for breast screening every 3 years. The NHS sends out first invitations to screening some time between your 50th and 53rd birthdays. If you are aged 71 or over, you are still at risk of breast cancer.

For more information go to: Cancer Screening – Pilning Surgery

Mammogram and breast ultrasound | Breast Cancer Now

What Is Breast Cancer? An Overview

*Screening for trans people at a glance

• Trans women and non-binary people assigned male at birth who are registered with a GP as female:
• are invited for breast screening
• Trans women and non-binary people assigned male at birth who are registered with a GP as male:
• are not routinely invited for breast screening but can request screening
• Trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth who are registered with a GP as female:
• are invited for breast screening
• Trans men and non-binary people assigned female at birth who are registered with a GP as male:
• are not routinely invited for breast screening but can request screening
• Trans men who are pregnant should be offered the same antenatal and newborn screening tests as all other pregnant individuals.