The information in this section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet, Understanding breast screening, which has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- Screening for Breast Cancer in England: Past and Future, Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer Screening, 2006 (NHSBSP Publication no 61).
- Breast Screening Programme, England 2004-05, National Statistics, NHS Social Care and Information Centre, 2006.
- Screening for Breast Cancer with Mammography. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006.
- Breast Screening Results from the NHS Breast Screening Programme, (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), Cancer Screening Evaluation Unit, 2003/04.
- NHS Breast Screening Programme 2005 Review, NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, 2005.
- NHSBSP No. 54 (2003). Review of Radiation Risk in Breast Screening. NHSBSP and NRPB.
Further relevant guidelines and documents can be accessed online at
www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/breastscreen/statistics.html
You can access up-to-date guidelines in the health professional section of the website.