曼彻斯特大学国家医疗服务体系基金会信托机构 国家医疗服务体系（NHS）表示，乳腺癌筛查可在疾病显现前将其检出 2026年10月31日 英格兰西北部逾四分之一符合条件的女性错过了乳腺癌筛查预约。
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust The NHS said breast cancer screening could detect the disease before it became apparent 31 October 2026 Over a quarter of eligible women in the North West are missing breast cancer screening appointments.
NHS表示，尽管过去一年参检率略有提升，但仍有28.9%的女性错过了这些可能挽救生命的检查。
The NHS said while uptake had improved slightly in the last year, 28.9% of women were still missing the potentially life-saving tests.
乳腺筛查可在人们尚未察觉任何体征和症状前发现癌症。女性首次受邀筛查的年龄在50至53岁之间，此后每三年一次，直到71岁。
Breast screening can detect cancer before people may notice any signs and symptoms, and women are invited for the first time between the ages of 50 and 53, then every three years after that until they are 71.
NHS英格兰西北部初级保健区域医学主任、全科医生保拉·考恩博士表示，“人们可能因多种不同原因而不愿主动前来”，但“乳腺筛查……能在早期发现癌症”。
Dr Paula Cowan, a GP and the regional medical director for primary care at NHS England in the North West, said "some people may be reluctant to come forward for a number of different reasons" but that "breast screening... detect cancer at an early stage".
NHS鼓励女性继续定期自查乳房，如发现外观和触感有任何异常变化，应前往全科医生处进一步检查。
The NHS encourages women to continue to check their breasts regularly and to get any unusual changes to how they look and feel checked out by their GP.