NHS Screening Bank Flashcards
Breast cancer screening programme
Women aged 47-73 are offered a mammogram every 3 years.
Aneurysm screening
All men aged 65 - screen with single abdominal ultrasound
Breast cancer screening at younger age due to ONE relative.
- one first-degree female relative diagnosed with breast cancer younger than 40 years
- one first-degree male relative diagnosed with breast cancer at any age
- one first-degree relative with bilateral breast cancer where the first primary was diagnosed younger than 50
Breast cancer screening at younger age due to TWO relatives.
- two first degree relatives, or one first-degree and one second-degree relative diagnosed with breast cancer at any age
- one first-degree or second-degree relative diagnosed with breast cancer at any age and one first-degree or second-degree relative diagnosed with ovarian cancer at any age (one of these should be a first-degree relative)
Breast cancer screening at younger age due to THREE relatives.
Three first-degree or second-degree relatives diagnosed with breast cancer at any age
Borderline or mild dyskaryosis
Original sample tested for HPV
-if negative > routine recall
if positive > refer for colposcopy
Moderate dyskaryosis
CIN II
Urgent colposcopy
(within 2 weeks)
Severe dyskaryosis
CIN III
Urgent colposcopy
(within 2 weeks)
Suspected invasive cancer
Urgent colposcopy
within 2 weeks
Inadequate
Repeat smear
-if 3 inadequate samples > colposcopy
Smear post-treatment for CIN?
Invited 6 months after treatment for CIN1, CIN2 or CIN3, for ‘test of cure’ cytology
High risk HPV subtypes
16, 18 + 33
Gardasil protects against HPV serotypes..
HPV 6, 11, 16 + 18
HPV vaccination UK
All 12 + 13 year olds (girls and boys) in school Year 8
2 doses, 6-24months apart
