Lower the age for invites to regular mammograms to 40 & perform annually
Lower the age for when you are first called to 40 and provide funding to carry out Mammograms Annually instead of every Three Years
Signatures
106,212
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 100,000/100,000 · reached
- 09 APR 2026Petition closedFinal total: 106,212 signatures
- 24 FEB 2026100,000 signatures reachedEligible to be considered for debate
- 21 NOV 2025Government respondedDepartment of Health and Social CareGovernment reply
In line with independent advice from the UK National Screening Committee, the Government does not intend to lower the age or increase the frequency of breast screens.
Read full response - 05 NOV 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 09 OCT 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
Early detection is key and the prevalence of Breast Cancer in young patients is rising
I am a Chemotherapy Nurse and working in this Clinical Setting for 8 Years and I have seen a rise in Breast Cancer in Patients under the Age of 40 increase.
Early detection is key in identifying those Aggressive forms of Breast Cancer