Latest findings
In April 2020, around 1,100 screening mammograms were performed, compared to more than 74,000 in April 2018
Cancers detected by screening have better outcomes; but effects of delayed screening will not be known for some time
Screen-detected bowel cancers less likely to cause death than bowel cancers diagnosed in people never invited to screen
Screen-detected breast cancers less likely to cause death than breast cancers diagnosed in never-screened women