Annual screening detects breast cancers earlier for women aged 35-39 with a family history

First long-term study (FH02) from University of Manchester confirming effectiveness of annual screening mammography from age 35-39 for women at moderate or high risk of developing breast cancer. 80% of invasive cancers detected were less than 2cm, and 80% had not spread to lymph nodes. We will be updating our risk stratified breast screening protocol at Check4Cancer in light of these data.

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