Cancer screening can help spot cancers at an early stage, when treatment is more likely to be successful, and prevent cancer from developing.
There are 3 national screening programmes in the UK:
- Bowel cancer screening is offered to people starting from the age of 50-60 up to 74 in England and Wales.
- To request a testing kit, please phone 0800 707 60 60
- Breast cancer screening is offered to women (including some transgender women), some transgender men and some non-binary people aged 50-70 in the UK.
- For more information visit www.london-breastscreening.org.uk
- Cervical screening is offered to women, some transgender men and some non-binary people aged 25-64 in the UK.
The screenings are FREE and we can arrange your cervical screening (smear test/PAP test) at the practice.
For more information or to find out whether you’re eligible, click the following link: Screening for cancer | Cancer Research UK
- Free Lung Health Checks are also available in Merton for people aged between 55-74 who smoke or used to smoke.
For more information and to request to be screened, click on Merton – Lung Health Checks West London (lunghealthchecks-westlondon.nhs.uk)