Hertfordshire Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening is being offered free of charge by the NHS to all men in our area and a screening clinic is conveniently located in Cheshunt.
This is being offered to all men during the year of their 65th birthday. Men aged over 65 years who have not been screened can self refer.
Phone
01727 897719
Websites
Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
Population screening programmes: NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) programmeBreast screening
Who is it for?
Women aged 50 – 70 years (registered with a GP)
Self-referral over 70
What is the test?
Mammogram – 2 x-rays of each breast
Where?
At special clinics or mobile breast screening units
Telephone: 01582 497599
The Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening
Evidence suggests breast screening reduces the number of deaths from
breast cancer by about 1,300 a year in the UK.
Breast cancers found by screening are generally at an early stage. Early
stage breast cancers are more likely to be cured and may need less
treatment.
99% of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer at the earliest
stage (stage I) survive their cancer for 5 years or more.
Information for women who may have missed an invitation to a screen
Some women aged between 70 and 79 are being offered the opportunity for a breast screen. This is because some women did not receive an invitation for a final screen, as part of the routine NHS Breast Screening Programme.
The Breast Screening Programme usually invites women to have a screen once every 3 years when aged between 50 and 70 (up to their 71st birthday). This means women will usually receive their final screen sometime between their 68th and 71st birthdays.
All affected women registered with a GP will receive a letter by the end of May with further information.
Phone
0800 169 2692
Website
Breast screening (mammogram) – NHSBowel screening
Men and women aged 60–74yrs are invited every 2 years
Over 74 can request a kit
FOBt kit received in the post
One off bowel scope test at 55yrs
Must be registered with a GP practice to receive invitation
Where?
Kit and invitation received in post
Kit is completed at home and sent to the hub (please see practical tips diagrams below)
What happens then?
Screening hub (Nottingham) analyses the kit
Test detects tiny amounts of blood in the sample of poo
The FOBt does not diagnose bowel cancer
How to use
Instructions on how to use the home test kits provided by the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP):
www.gov.uk/bowel-cancer-screening-kit-how-to-use
Phone
0800 707 60 60
Website
Bowel cancer screening – NHSCervical screening
Try not to put off cervical screening. It’s one of the best ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer.
Women aged 25-64yrs
Invited every 3 years age 25-49 and every 5 years age 50-64
Cytology with HPV triage
The results
Result unclear: women are asked to repeat the test
Results show mild cell changes: In England the sample is checked for HPV. If it is HPV positive, women will be invited for a colposcopy. If it is HPV negative, the woman will be returned to routine screening.
Results show moderate to severe changes: women will be invited for a colposcopy.
The Benefits of cervical screening
Saves at least 2,000 lives each year in the UK.
Benefit of screening on cervical cancer risk increases with age.
The cervical screening programme started in the late 1980s and since the early 1990s cervical cancer incidence rates have decreased by almost a quarter in the UK.
Phone
0203 682 0890
Website
Cervical screening – NHS