Responding to analysis from Peter Sasieni, Professor of Cancer Prevention at King’s College London, that tens of thousands more women in England may have missed out on breast screening dating back further than previously thought, former Liberal Democrat Health Minister Norman Lamb said:   

“Too many people have been left anxious and potentially worse off by a catalogue of failures. Any analysis brought forward must therefore be taken seriously and considered by the independent review of the NHS Breast Cancer Screening Programme.

“To truly restore confidence, however, Liberal Democrats are urging the Health Secretary to look at a broader review of other population screening programmes.”