Some experts have accused the national programme of misleading women over the benefits
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1 of 1Some experts have accused the national programme of misleading women over the benefits Rex Features
The national breast cancer screening programme is being reviewed after concerns that thousands of women every year are wrongly told that they have life-threatening cancer.
The country’s most senior cancer expert has promised to examine whether it is still justifiable to invite two million women for annual mammography checks. The move comes after pressure from a succession of specialists who say that some women are being treated unnecessarily.
Regular breast screening is recommended for all women aged between 50 and 70, on the basis of estimates that it saves 1,400 lives each year by picking up cancer early. But some
