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Written question asked by Stephanie Peacock (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 September 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Breast Cancer: Screening

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of women who undertook a second mammogram test after having an unclear result from the first such test in each of the last five years.

Answer

Data on the number of women who undertook a second mammogram test after having an unclear result from the first test are not available in the format requested.

Data on the number of women diagnosed with cancers that are detected during the interval between routine scheduled breast screening appointments are not available in the format requested.

Data on the number of women who received an unclear result from a mammogram test and were asked to return for a further test are not available in the format requested.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
286826
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Breast cancer Screening
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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