Be your friend's 'breast pal', urges hospital screening service

A HOSPITAL screening service is appealing to women to be their friend's “breast pal” by encouraging them to keep breast screening appointments.

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Humberside Breast Screening Service says around 1,300 lives are saved every year because those women take up the invitation to attend breast screening appointments.

Lesley Peacock, programme manager for Humberside Breast Screening Service, said: “The women with poorer outcomes are those women who don't come along for their screening appointment. “Picking up problems at an early stage can mean the difference between life and death. So, we're hoping women unite to attend their own appointments and encourage their friends, their workmates and their family members to come along for screening.”