The Age At First Breast Screening Study: Version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Effect of Age At First Invitation For Breast Screening In The NHS Breast Screening Programme In England And Wales
IRAS ID
280231
Contact name
Isobel Barnes
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Oxford
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
AFBSS 2020, Study reference
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Regular mammography between the ages of 50 and 70 years has been shown to reduce breast cancer mortality. Before 2018, most women in England were first invited for breast screening in the calendar year when they turned 50, 51 or 52 years. It is not known whether this three-year range makes a difference to subsequent mortality from breast cancer. It is this knowledge gap that this study aims to investigate.
Data routinely collected by the National Health Service (NHS) Breast Screening Programme in England and Wales on the date of first breast screening invitation have been assembled for women born in 1945-1948. These women have been followed for cause-specific mortality up until 31st December 2019. We plan to use this data to establish whether the age women were when first invited for routine screening affected their mortality from breast cancer.
REC name
East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/EM/0035
Date of REC Opinion
12 Feb 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion