
Breast screening: One million women in UK may have missed scans
Almost one million women in the UK have missed vital breast screening due to coronavirus, a leading charity has estimated.Breast screening programmes were paused in March as the NHS focused resources on tackling the pandemic. Breast Cancer Now calculates that around 8,600 women who have not had a scan have undetected breast cancer. The scanning programme is running again, but social distancing measures have reduced capacity. Combined with the significant backlog of women waiting for a scan, and more women starting to come forward with concerns about possible symptoms, the charity warns the service is under intense pressure. Coronavirus could lead to thousands more cancer deaths Breast screening women in their 40s 'could save lives' Breast cancer diagnosed...