Screening for cancer
Coronavirus and cancer
We know it’s a worrying time for people with cancer, we have information to help. If you have symptoms of cancer contact your doctor.
Cancer screening involves testing apparently healthy people for signs of the disease.
It can save lives by finding cancers at an early stage, or even preventing them. Screening is not the same as the tests a person may have when doctors are diagnosing or treating cancer.
Because of COVID-19, invitations and follow-up appointments for cancer screening programmes are being delayed.