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We’ve updated sickle cell and thalassaemia screening guidelines for counselling and referral for prenatal diagnosis

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We have updated our national guidance on counselling and referral for prenatal diagnosis for women and couples at risk of having a baby with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia major.

Breast screening programme publishes new interval cancer guidance

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The NHS Breast Screening Programme has produced new guidance on the reporting, classification and monitoring of interval cancers. These are cancers diagnosed after a screening appointment at which a woman received a normal result and before her next scheduled screening appointment.

Addition of Eklund technique improves screening for women with breast implants

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The Eklund technique is an internationally recognised method to improve the detection of breast cancer in women with breast implants. It is already used in services in Australia, the USA and some other countries to promote high quality breast screening and …