The NHS has issued a call of action to certain people who were born between two dates. In a new post on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday health chiefs urged people to “save the date” as “it could save your life”.
The post in full reads: “Taking your bra off at the end of the day feels great. And so does getting your breast screening sorted. It can detect cancer before you can feel it. Or more likely, put your mind at rest.
“So when you’re invited, save the date. It could save your life.” A link included within the update provides further information on the NHS website, which explains that anyone registered with a GP as female will be invited for NHS breast screening every 3 years between the ages of 50 and 71.
Those who are eligible can expect to receive the letters via post, with the first invitation arriving between the ages of 50 and 53. NHS guidance adds: “If you’re a trans man, trans woman or are non-binary you may be invited automatically, or you may need to talk to your GP surgery or call the local breast screening service to ask for an appointment.”
If you are not invited for a breast screening by the time you are 53 and think you should have been, the NHS says you should contact your local breast screening service.