Petition · past parliament
Reduce the age of breast screening
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
2,200 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer aged 39 or under (4% of all cases).
If there are 4% of women being diagnosed aged 39 or under then lowering the age of breast screening from 50 down to 30 can decrease this amount and save lives.
If there are 4% of women being diagnosed aged 39 or under then lowering the age of breast screening from 50 down to 30 can decrease this amount and save lives.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer/
https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/get-involved/become-corporate-partner/why-partner-us/support-breast-cancer-awareness-month
https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/get-involved/become-corporate-partner/why-partner-us/support-breast-cancer-awareness-month
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.