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Rejected Reduce the age of breast screening

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2,200 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer aged 39 or under (4% of all cases).

If there are 4% of women being diagnosed aged 39 or under then lowering the age of breast screening from 50 down to 30 can decrease this amount and save lives.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer/

https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/get-involved/become-corporate-partner/why-partner-us/support-breast-cancer-awareness-month

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/262449

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