Yahoo News New Zealand·3 min read·medium
Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
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Michelle Roberts - Digital health editor
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A study published in the British Journal of Cancer highlights that current NHS screening protocols for breast cancer fail to identify most high-risk women under 50. Researchers propose using the Boadicea risk calculator to better assess individual risk factors beyond just family history.
A nurse provides assistance to a patient undergoing a mammogram in a modern medical facility [Getty] NHS criteria for screening women under 50 for breast cancer are too narrow and missing up to 95% of those at higher risk of developing the disease, researchers have warned.
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