Thousands call helpline after breast cancer screening failure

Thousands of calls have been made to a helpline after it emerged up to 270 women may have died early due to a breast cancer screening failure.Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt revealed on Wednesday that 450,000 women aged 68 to 71 had not been invited to their final routine check.Mr Hunt said between 135 and 270 women could have had their lives shortened as a result of the mistake.