Over 2 million women in England attend breast screening every year. Be one of them.

Breast screening can find signs of breast cancer at an early stage. It looks for cancers that are too small for you to feel or see, when treatment may be simpler and more likely to be effective.

Breast screening is for women and some trans or non-binary people between the ages of 50 and 71, every 3 years. All invitations for breast screening will soon be sent via the NHS App in the first instance (so please turn your notifications on).

For those who don’t have the NHS App or do not respond, they will receive invitations either via text or by post.

You should get a letter with your results within 2 to 3 weeks. This will tell you what, if anything, you need to do next.

When your invitation arrives, it matters. Screening can find cancers too small to see or feel, when treatment may be simpler and more likely it will be effective.