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Bowel Cancer Screening
Bowel cancer screening helps to detect cancer at an early stage when treatment is likely to be more effective – at least 9 out of 10 people will survive bowel cancer if it’s found and treated early.
It’s quick and easy to use a test kit at home and return by Free Post.
For more information, contact the Bowel Screening Wales Freephone helpline on 0800 294 3370 or email phw.bsw@wales.nhs.uk.
If you have any bowel symptoms or are worried about your family history of bowel cancer, speak to your GP.
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast screening looks for breast cancer before symptoms show. Finding breast cancer early gives you the best chance of successful treatment and survival.
Breast screening involves taking x-rays of the breast, which are called mammograms. At least two x-rays of each breast are taken.
Breast screening tests are offered every three years, to women aged from 50 up to their 70th birthday, and who are registered with a doctor.
Taking part in breast screening when you are invited is something that you can do to look after your health.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening looks for a swelling (aneurysm) of the aorta in the abdomen.
The aim of the AAA screening programme is to reduce the number of ruptured AAA and deaths in Wales.
Men aged 65 are invited to be screened if they are registered with a doctor in Wales.
There are usually no signs or symptoms if you have an AAA. This means that you may not feel any pain or notice anything different.
The easiest way to find out if you have an AAA is by having a one-off ultrasound scan of your abdomen.
If an AAA is found you will be offered monitoring or treatment.
An AAA can happen to anyone but it is most common in men aged 65 and over. You are more at risk if you:
- Are a smoker.
- Have high blood pressure.
- Have high cholesterol.
- Have a family history of AAA.
Men over 65 who have not previously been screened by the NHS or diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm can ask for a scan by contacting the Wales Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme:
South East Wales
Wales Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme,
Public Health Wales,
Unit 6,
Green Meadow,
Llantrisant, Pontyclun,
CF72 8XT
