Neurofibromatosis: Breast Cancer
Commons · Question 31924 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to ensure that women with Neurofibromatosis type 1 are informed of their increased risk of breast cancer at an early age.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Feb 2025
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 ...