Breast cancer screening misses up to 95% of women under 50 who are at high risk

A new risk assessment system called Boadicea, developed by Cambridge and funded by Cancer Research UK identified eight times as many women in the age group who would develop breast cancer in comparison to current guidelines

Breast cancer checks miss 95% of women under 50 who develop disease  The Times

The criteria given to GPs to refer women at risk of breast cancer for further action miss nearly all under-50s who go on to develop the disease within a decade, analysis suggests.

Up to 95% of younger women at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed, researchers say.

Findings prompt calls for review of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence criteria Young women in England who later develop breast cancer are not being referred for early tests or preventive treatment because current guidelines used by GPs miss 95% of patients, research suggests. The National Institute for

Health service breast screening misses 95 per cent of young women who go on to develop cancer , researchers have found.

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women under 50 in the UK

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