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<p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) currently recommends that all women
aged from 50 years old up to their 71st birthday are invited for breast every three
years, which are the parameters used for the national breast screening programme in
England. There are circumstances where some women are offered screening more regularly,
or outside this age bracket, for example those known to be at very high risk of breast
cancer.</p><p>A research trial, AgeX, has been looking at the effectiveness of offering
some women one extra screen between the ages of 47 and 49, and one between the ages
of 71 and 73. The UK NSC will review the results of this trial as soon as they are
available.</p>
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