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Neurofibromatosis: Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase awareness among women with Neurofibromatosis type 1 that they are entitled to breast screening from the age of 40; and whether he has made an assessment of the pot

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Feb 2025
Target answer date
26 Feb 2025
Answer
28 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase awareness among women with Neurofibromatosis type 1 that they are entitled to breast screening from the age of 40; and whether he has made an assessment of the pot

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The NHS Breast Screening Programme invites women between the ages of 50 and 71 years old to a screening every three years. However, women with an increased risk of breast cancer, such as those with neurofibromatosis type 1, are invited for screening from ...

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