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Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 26 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 June 2007. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Monday, 9 July 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Breast Cancer: Portsmouth

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women in Portsmouth were invited for breast screening on a routine basis in 2006-07; how many such invitations he expects to be issued in (a) five and (b) 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

The data on the number of women invited for breast screening on a routine basis in 2006- 07 will not be published until February 2008. Data provided, therefore, is for 2005-06. Information on the number of invitations expected to be issued in the next five and 10 years is neither forecast nor collected centrally.The table shows the latest data available.

Breast screening programme: Women invited for routine screening by Portsmouth Breast Screening Unit, 2005-06
Number
Total invited for routine screening 21,799
First invitations for routine screening 3,587
Routine invitation to previous non-attenders 1,992
Routine invitation to previous attenders (last screened within five years) 12,634
Routine invitation to previous attenders (last screened more than five years) 3,586
Source: KC62 Tables A, B, Cl and C2 The Information Centre

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
146503; 462 c1303W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Breast cancer Screening Portsmouth
Link
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