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Please note, highways are closing Bedwell Crescent for road works for week commencing 23.06.25-27.05.25 between the hours of 9.30am-3pm. This means you may not have drivable access to the surgery during a period of time. Unfortunately highways are not able to inform us which sections will be closed at which time so we are unable to plan ahead. We apologise for the inconvenience. This is out of our control

ALL APPOINTMENT REQUESTS (APART FROM URGENT ON THE DAY) MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA ONLINE CONSULTATION. SEE HOMEPAGE AND 'CONTACT US ONLINE' PAGE.

FROM 1st JUNE WE ARE TRIALLING A NEW PROCESS FOR REQUESTING A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION:

https://www.bedwellandroebucksurgery.com/info.aspx?p=17

Cancer Awareness

BOWEL CANCER SCREENING

All men and women aged 60 to 74 who are registered with a GP in England are automatically sent a bowel cancer screening kit every 2 years. If you're 75 or over, you can ask for a kit every 2 years by phoning the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60.There are detailed instructions with each kit - you can read the kit instructions by clicking on the following link:-

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bowel-cancer-screening-kit-how-to-use

Bowel cancer screening could save around 2,000 lives in the UK per year by 2025, reducing the bowel cancer mortality rate by 12-15% in females and 13-17% in males.

BREAST SCREENING

Breast Screening is offered 3 year to all women aged 50-70.

For more information, call 01582 597599

For more information please click on the link below:-

https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/breast-cancer-screening/what-happens/

20-year Outcomes for Women With and Without Breast Screening, Estimates per 1,000 Women, UK

Estimated 20-year outcomes per 1,000 UK women	No breast screening	With breast screening
Deaths from breast cancer	21	16
Lives saved by breast screening	0	5
Women treated for breast cancer and survived	37	59
Breast cancer present but not diagnosed, with no ill effects	17	0
Breast cancer overdiagnosed due to screening	0	17

CERVICAL SCREENING

Cervical Screening is offered at our surgery to women aged 25-64. It is offered every 3 years for those aged 26-49 and every 5 years for those aged 50-64.

To book your screening, call 01438 31130

At least 2,000 cervical cancer deaths are prevented in the UK each year through screening.

Cervical cancer 3-year relative survival is higher among people diagnosed via screening than those diagnosed via any other route.

Screened women in the UK aged 35-64 have a 60-80% lower risk of being diagnosed with cervical cancer in the five years following their screening, compared with unscreened women.

USEFUL LINKS:

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-screening-and-diagnosis-statistics#heading-Thirteen