Breast cancer screening IT error: what you need to know

If you have noticed any changes to your breasts or had any breast cancer symptoms, then you should go to see your GP.The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has launched an inquiry after an IT error meant 450,000 women in England aged 70 to 79 missed crucial breast cancer screenings.Of the women who missed screenings, 309,000 are still alive and will be sent a letter informing them about the error before the end of May. Hunt said the first 65,000 notifications would be sent out this week.