Written questions

Breast Cancer: Men

Commons · Question 118432 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to offer routine mammography through the NHS for men who (a) have a personal history of breast cancer and (b) who are otherwise at high risk of developing breast cancer.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 30 Mar 2026

Men who have had breast cancer themselves should be followed up by the clinical services who cared for them while they had breast cancer. General practitioners (GPs) can refer symptomatic men for tests and scans at a breast clinic including a chest examin...