GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of women who will develop disease

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

Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.

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