Cancer Screening

Bowel Cancer Screening

All men and women in England are invited to take part in bowel cancer screening every 2 years from age 60 - 75. This is done by being sent a stool test kit in the post.

There are plans over the next few years to reduce the age of bowel cancer screening to 50.

If you're aged 75 or over, you can ask for a screening test by calling the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60.

Please click on this link for more information about bowel cancer screening.

Breast Cancer Screening

All Women in the UK are invited every 3 years for breast cancer screening between the ages of 50 - 70.

Please click on this link for more information about breast cancer screening.

You will not be automatically invited for breast cancer screening after you turn 71; however you can still request to have breast cancer screening by contacting your local breast screening unit or calling 01962 824841.

 

Please click here to download a PDF about what happens at a breast clinic.

 

Women age 30 and over with a breast lump or breast symptom

Stockbridge Surgery is part of a pilot for women with breast lumps or other breast symptoms such as breast pain or nipple discharge.

This is part of the right patient, right time, right place NHS initiative.

You will not need to see or speak with a GP. You can self refer directly by calling 0300 123 0769 Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

You should be contacted the same day by a specially trained breast nurse who will take a history and then plan your onwards care. This may include direct booking into a breast clinic at the hospital, a GP appointment or advice and reassurance with a follow up call in a few weeks.

Please see the below information leaflets for more information:

Breast lump and symptoms service poster

Breast lump and symptoms service important information

Cervical Cancer Screening

All Women in the UK are invited for cervical cancer screening every 3 years between the ages of 25 - 50 and then every 5 years between the ages 50 - 65.

Please click on this link for more information about cervical cancer screening.

Pancreatic cancer

If you have a family history of pancreatic cancer (two or more relatives of first-degree kinship e.g. sibling, parent or grandparent, or three or more relatives on the same side of the family i.e. maternal or paternal), you can refer yourself to the European Registry of Hereditary Pancreatic Diseases (EUROPAC).

EUROPAC is in the first instance a registry for families with histories of Familial Pancreatic Cancer and Hereditary Pancreatitis. The EUROPAC study also runs surveillance programs for individuals who are deemed high-risk. Using the family history you provide, your lifetime risk of developing pancreatic cancer can be assessed. Surveillance is offered on a yearly basis, using a combination of CT, EUS, MRI and blood tests. You can get in touch with EUROPAC through the ‘contact us’ section of the EUROPAC website, emailing europac@liv.ac.uk or calling +44 (0)151 795 1256.