Health Screening
Important: Health Screening
Cervical Screening
Cervical screening checks the health of your cervix. It's not a test
for cancer, it's a test to help prevent cancer. All women and people
with a cervix between the ages of 25 and 64 should go for regular cervical
screening.
Breast Screening
Breast screening aims to find breast cancers early. It uses an X-ray test called a mammogram that can spot cancers when they're too small to see or feel. As the likelihood of getting breast cancer increases with age, all women aged from 50 to their 71st birthday, and registered with a GP are automatically invited for breast cancer screening every 3 years.
Telephone: 01494 425689
Bowel Cancer Screening
Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a common form
of cancer. Screening aims to detect the cancer at a very early stage,
even before you start to display symptoms. Early detection means
treatment is likely to be far more effective.
Triple A Screening
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is a way of checking if there's a bulge or swelling in the aorta, the main blood vessel that runs from your heart down through your tummy. This bulge or swelling is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm, or AAA. It can be serious if it's not spotted early because it could get bigger and eventually rupture. In England, screening for AAA is offered to men during the year they turn 65.
Website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening/