Cancer Screening in East Sussex

There are currently 11 screening programmes running in the UK, 3 of which that are testing for pre-cancerous cell changes in the body.

These programmes are:

  • Breast screening –women aged 50 to 71. Saves 1,300 lives per year (15).
  • Cervical screening –women and people with cervixes aged 25 to 64. Saves around
    5,000 lives per year (15).
  • Bowel screening – men and women aged 60 to 74. Saves around 2,400 lives per year
    (15).

This document covers information and data for the three cancer screening programs in East Sussex.

2021 JSNA Briefing Cancer Screening (pdf, 1MB)

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Resource Date

November 2021