Impact analysis: Extending BreastScreen Aotearoa to include women aged 70-74 years
A high-level summary of the impacts of a potential age extension on women, screening and treatment providers and the wider health sector.
Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns
About this item
- Issue date:
- 1 May 2019
- Status:
- Current
- Corporate Authors:
- Manatū Hauora - Ministry of Health, National Screening Unit
- Type:
- Report
- Topic:
- Breast screening, Screening, Women's health
- Copyright status:
© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-98-856825-6
This analysis provides a summary of the potential impacts of extending the age range for the national breast screening programme, BreastScreen Aotearoa, to include women up to age 74. The analysis uses modelling and what we know about breast cancer and breast screening to provide a high-level summary of the impacts of a potential age extension on women, screening and treatment providers and the wider health sector. One of its aims is to help shape changes to the existing programme to provide the most benefit for New Zealanders.
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Extending BreastScreen Aotearoa to include women aged 70-74 years
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Extending BreastScreen Aotearoa to include women aged 70-74 years