cancer screening could save 400 lives a year if it was offered to Brits from the age of 40, research suggests. According to a Queen Mary University of London study, testing may reduce risk of dying from the disease before 50 by a quarter.Experts also believe one life could be saved for every 1,000 checks that were carried out.It would involve lowering the age women are invited to get mammograms at.At the moment, 50 to 70-year-olds are asked to get their breasts checked every three years.But by getting Brits in their 40s in for testing may mean that cancer cases are identified earlier.Study leader Prof Stephen Duffy said: “The benefit is seen mostly in the first ten years, but the reduction in mortality persists long-term.“We screen more.
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