The NHS will launch a new ‘ping and book’ service for cervical and breast cancer screening in a bid to boost uptake and save more lives and money. From next month, women who use the NHS App on their ...

The first NHS screening programme for prostate cancer could be given the green light this week, marking a game-changing opportunity to save thousands of lives. On Thursday, the Government’s National ...

About 10 people are thought to have died after a blunder meant they were not invited to NHS screening programmes, it has emerged. And up to 10 people have been diagnosed with cancer which may have ...

NHS cancer screening will be radically overhauled after two major scandals put thousands at risk. Health bosses admitted it was time to review current checks for breast, bowel and cervical cancers.

Women aged 25 to 49 who test negative for human papillomavirus (HPV) will be invited to cervical screening every five years instead of every three, under new NHS guidelines. The change, set to take ...

The NHS has committed to diagnosing more cancers earlier, giving patients faster access to potentially life-saving treatments. Its new 10-year plan sets out an ambition that by 2028, the proportion of ...

“Women aged 50 up to 71 (who are registered with an NHS GP) will be invited for mammograms every three years to screen for ...

British men are to take part in a screening trial for prostate cancer that has been given the go-ahead and is set to save thousands of lives. Health leaders have reportedly approved the landmark ...

The United Kingdom NHS Breast Screening Programme was established in 1988, and women aged between 50 and 70 are routinely invited at three yearly intervals. Expected United Kingdom interval cancer ...

Plus, the new DIY test you could soon get sent to your home for free MILLIONS of women will be offered NHS cervical screening less often under radical new changes. Those under 50 will only be called ...

A backlog of more than 150,000 cervical cancer screening samples awaiting testing was allowed to build up across laboratories in England, according to a damning review of NHS screening. The National ...