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How to prepare for your mammogram

Last updated on Monday, December 11, 2023

Please read all the information sent to you regarding your appointment   Click here to access the Breast screening: helping women decide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) leaflet in larger print or different languages. What to wear In order to preserve your dignity, please wear trousers/skirt and a top ra...

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Mammography

Last updated on Friday, July 16, 2021

What we do The majority of mammography examinations will take place at our dedicated Breast Centre at Clatterbridge Hospital. Although we do run a satellite service at St Catherine’s Health Centre in Birkenhead. Patients may attend this unit through the National Breast Screening Programme or sy...

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Cancer

Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024

The population of the Wirral is currently 320,220, with a national ratio of 1:3 affected by cancer and 1:4 deaths annually are cancer related. WUTH diagnosis over 3,000 new cancers each year. Over 50% of people diagnosed survive beyond 10 years and It is estimated that there are 11,500 people liv...

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Tag:   cancer (21)     macmillan (2)     oncology (4)     chemotherapy (3)     palliative (2)     end of life (1)     breast (9)     bowel (8)     lung (10)     liver (4)     stomach (3)     kidney (8)     luekemia (1)     tumour (4)     mammogram (4)     screening (8)    

Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme

Last updated on Friday, April 19, 2024

At Wirral and Chester Breast Screening Programme we aim to provide and promote an efficient and effective, high quality breast screening service, to all eligible women, within a caring environment. Breast screening helps healthcare professionals to detect breast cancer at an early stage, which i...

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About breast screening

Last updated on Monday, December 11, 2023

For information regarding the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) visit the NHS Breast screening (mammogram) web pages which cover the following topics: • Why is breast screening offered?• When will I be offered breast screening?• What happens during breast screening?• Un...

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Small breast cancer surgery

Last updated on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

The SMALL Study The study will compare open surgery with a minimally invasive technique called vacuum-assisted excision for the treatment of small breast cancers found at breast screening. Such small breast cancers have usually been treated with open surgery. The 2012 UK Breast Screening Revi...

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