NHS breast cancer screening misses 95% of at-risk women under 50

Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women under 50 in the UK, with approximately one in seven women developing the disease in their lifetime.

For generations, the NHS has drawn a narrow circle around who deserves early vigilance for breast cancer — and a new Cambridge University study reveals that circle excludes nearly all the younger women who need it most. By focusing almost entirely on family history, current guidelines overlook the reality that most breast cancers arise without inherited cause, leaving women under 50 largely unprotected by a system designed to protect them. Researchers are now proposing a more complete way of seeing risk — one that weighs lifestyle, reproductive history, and genetics together — and the distance

NHS breast cancer screening misses 95% of at-risk women under 50

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