Breast Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 24525 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she plans to extend the criteria for screening women under 50 for breast cancer to other factors such as lifestyle.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 7 Sep 2026
Routine breast cancer screening starts for women at the age of 50 years old. Women under 50 years old are only offered screening if they are considered to be at high or very high risk. There are no current plans to change that criteria. The eligibility cr...