Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Fund routine breast screenings from age 40
Closed
413 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like the age of breast screening to be lowered to 40. Sadly, many young people go untested and are diagnosed too late. I lost my own mother at 55, after being diagnosed at 43, yet I'm not eligible for early testing.
Too many young people under the age of 50 are going untested and subsequently being diagnosed at too late a stage to receive the medical treatment they need to have a better survival rate.
Timeline
| 10 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Mar 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
413
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
10 Sep 2021
Closed
10 Mar 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.