I thank the Secretary of State for the commitments and actions he has set out. Colleagues across the House will be thinking of the hundreds of thousands of women not called for their final screening test. They now need consistent, high-quality, evidence-based guidance so that they can make an informed choice about whether to take up the offer of screening. There is much material available setting out pictorially and clearly how they can weigh up the risks and benefits. Will he assure the House not only that a helpline will be in place but that it will be backed up with high-quality material available directly to patients and their GPs, many of whom will be directly counselling women following this news?
Breast Cancer Screening
Proceeding contribution from
Sarah Wollaston
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 May 2018.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Breast Cancer Screening.
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