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Breast screening: easy guide

An easy read leaflet about breast screening.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 January 2013
• Last updated: 18 December 2018 — See all updates

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An easy guide to breast screening

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Details

Healthcare professionals can use this leaflet to explain breast screening for anyone who finds easy read information helpful.

This can include people with learning disabilities, people with low levels of literacy and non-English speakers.

Providers can also direct people who cannot read or do not like written words to the Beyond Words breast screening picture story, which includes a suggested storyline for family members, carers or health professionals to refer to.

Contact the PHE Screening helpdesk with any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.

Published 1 January 2013
Last updated 18 December 2018 + show all updates

1. 18 December 2018

   Wording changed on page 7 to make it clearer about the age at which breast screening invitations stop.

2. 5 March 2018

   Updated title and details of publication to align with other screening easy guide documents.

3. 5 February 2018

   New breast screening easy guide published February 2018

4. 1 January 2013

   First published.