Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to include personalised breast cancer risk assessments in the NHS Health Check programme for women under 50 years of age.

Some women have an increased risk of developing breast cancer because of their genetics. NHS breast cancer risk assessments are undertaken to identify women under the age of 50 years old at higher risk and offer them breast screening according to national guidelines.

The NHS Health Check, a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease prevention programme, assesses risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people aged 40 to 74 years old and refers them to behavioural support services and clinical management where appropriate.

For these reasons, the Department does not have plans to include personalised breast cancer risk assessments for women under 50 years old in the NHS Health Check Programme.