THOUSANDS of cancer cases are being missed among people ignoring NHS screening invitations, figures suggest.
Cancer Research UK said the free checks diagnose about 18,000 tumours per year but only 70 per cent of people take them up.
AlamyWomen are invited for regular breast cancer screening after the age of 50 (stock image)[/caption]It suggests another 7,000 cases of breast, bowel and cervical cancers might be spotted early each year if attendance was 100 per cent.
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