{"id":548,"date":"2026-09-28T16:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/?p=548"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:32:11","slug":"october-breast-cancer-awareness-month-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/october-breast-cancer-awareness-month-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"October Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, about 55,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>It is more common in people over 50, but it can also affect younger people.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019ve been affected by breast cancer or just want to find out more, Macmillan can help.<\/p>\n<p>If you are worried about breast cancer or you have questions about treatments, you are not alone. Visit \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillan.org.uk\/cancer-awareness\/breast-cancer-awareness-month\">Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Macmillan Cancer Support<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Breast screening (mammogram)<\/h3>\n<p>NHS breast screening uses X-rays, called mammograms, to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel.<\/p>\n<p>NHS breast screening is offered to women aged 50 up to your 71st birthday. Everyone registered with a GP as female will be invited. You&#8217;ll automatically get your first invitation for breast screening between the ages of 50 and 53. You&#8217;ll then be invited every 3 years until your 71st birthday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regularly checking your breasts helps you become familiar with what\u2019s normal, so you can notice changes early and seek medical advice promptly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Symptoms to look and feel for when checking your breasts or chest include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a lump or swelling in your breast, chest or armpit<\/li>\n<li>a change in the skin of your breast, such as dimpling (it may look like orange peel) or redness, which may be harder to see on black or brown skin<\/li>\n<li>a change in size or shape of 1 or both breasts, or either side of your chest \u2013 it\u2019s common for breasts to be different sizes, but check for any changes that are not normal for you<\/li>\n<li>nipple discharge (if you&#8217;re not pregnant or breastfeeding), which may have blood in it<\/li>\n<li>a change in the shape or look of your nipple, such as it turning inwards (inverted nipple) or a rash on it (it may look like eczema)<\/li>\n<li>sores or ulcers on your chest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please click \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/tests-and-treatments\/how-to-check-your-breasts-or-chest\/\">How to check your breasts or chest &#8211; NHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillan.org.uk\/cancer-information-and-support\/breast-cancer\">Breast cancer information and support | Macmillan Cancer Support<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, about 55,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK. It is more common in people over 50, but it can also&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 01:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/l82008\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}