Title:
Breast awareness: Looking out for changes. |
Published:
HPA, February 2003, on behalf of the Department of Health,
Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS). |
Description:
This leaflet is primarily used to support the Northern Ireland
breast screening programme. It is issued by local screening
centres with a letter after a woman’s mammogram has detected
no signs of breast cancer. It describes how women should be
aware of what is normal for them and how they should check
their breasts regularly for any changes that are new to them.
It highlights possible changes that should be checked immediately
by a GP. It also emphasizes the importance of accepting a screening
invitation every three years between the ages of 50 and 64
and explains how to arrange an appointment if you will be 65
or over. The leaflet is also available more widely to all women
through GP surgeries and health promotion outlets to remind
them of the importance of being breast aware. |
Format:
1/3 A4, 6 pages, leaflet. |
Other
formats:
As
a PDF in English (134kb)
and PDFs of translations into five minority ethnic languages:
Arabic (417kb), Cantonese
(678kb), Irish (152kb), Portuguese (167kb) and Urdu (400kb).
An audio tape of the leaflet is also available from local screening
centres. |
Target
group:
Women aged 50-64 years. |
Available
from:
Local screening centres, GP surgeries and the Central
Health Promotion Resource Services in Health and Social Services
Board areas. |
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