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<p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) offers screening to an
asymptomatic population for conditions which have been evaluated against their robust
and extensive criteria. The UK NSC last reviewed the evidence to screen for ovarian
cancer in 2016 and recommended that population screening should not be offered. Research
has shown that screening women under the age of 50 is less effective especially when
they have not entered into the menopause phase.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently
no plans to offer screening to women over the age of 30 for either ovarian or breast
cancer.</p><p> </p><p>A proposal to change an existing programme, such as age to the
breast screening programme would follow the UK NSC’s evidence review process. Information
about this process is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-evidence-review-process"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-nsc-evidence-review-process</a></p>
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