The Trust, which runs Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City Hospitals, issued the timely reminder for women to attend their NHS screening invitations, marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. That's around 1,300 lives saved from breast cancer annually in the UK. She said: "Raising awareness of breast cancer, in women and men, is important, particularly during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. How to find out more informationAround 55,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK; that's one every 10 minutes, and around 400 new cases of breast cancer in men are recorded each year. For more information on Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to find out ways to get involved, visit Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Breast Cancer Now.

Source: The Times October 04, 2023 06:17 UTC