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Information on the NHS breast screening programme to help eligible women make a personal informed choice about whether to take part.

Applies to England

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Simplified Chinese)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Latvian)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Lithuanian)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Polish)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Portuguese)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Punjabi)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Romanian)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Russian)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Traditional Chinese)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Urdu)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Bengali)

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Breast screening: helping you decide (Arabic)

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Details

This information explains NHS breast screening and why it is offered. It is available in English and 12 language translations.

Free printed copies of this leaflet are available for NHS breast screening services to send with invitation letters (first invitations, and subsequent invitations for non-attenders).

For more information, see the ‘order printed leaflets’ section of our guidance on how to access and order leaflets.

This information is available in A4 PDF format (in English) to print out and provide for people who cannot access digital information (see list above).

A simple animation showing screening tests offered to women throughout their lives, including breast screening, is available:

To request another format, you can phone 0300 311 22 33 or email england.contactus@nhs.net.

Updates to this page

Published 1 July 2013

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    1. Revised leaflet following a full review with input from clinical, patient and charity groups.

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