‘Help Us, Help You’ Breast Screening Campaign

Campaign Overview NHS England is launching a new phase of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign to encourage women living in England to attend their breast screening appointment when invited. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in England1 and is the second-highest cause of cancer deaths in women.

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in England, the chance of getting breast
cancer increases as you get older.

Regular breast screening is one of the best ways to spot a cancer that is too small to feel or see
yourself – it saves around 1,300 lives each year in the UK.

Anyone registered with a GP as female aged from 50 up to their 71st birthday will be invited for NHS
breast screening every 3 years. You'll automatically get your first invite for breast screening between
the ages of 50 and 53. You'll get a letter in the post inviting you.

Finding cancer early can make it more likely that treatment will be successful.

Breast screening can detect cancer long before you can even feel it. Or more likely, put your mind at
rest.

So when you're invited, save the date, it could save your life.

Search ‘NHS breast screening’ to find out more.