By Professor Michael Baum and Dr Michael Michell For The Hippocratic Post Published: 13:03, 3 March 2016 | Updated: 18:44, 7 March 2016

Last week, it was revealed that the number of women attending a breast screening is the lowest in a decade. The proportion of eligible women aged 50-70 screened for breast cancer after their first invitation fell to 63.3 per cent in 2014-15, down from 70.1 per cent in 2004-5. And breast screening coverage – which is the overall number checked – has also fallen for the fourth year in a row, official NHS figures revealed. Under the programme, women are invited for their first routine check between the ages of 50 and 53 and are usually invited back every three years until the age of 70. Continue reading Top doctor argues why breast cancer screening mammograms ‘do more harm than good’ →