In the UK, inequalities of income and treatment among women with breast cancer shows that "key messages about breast health and screening are still not reaching those in deprived communities who need them," said Dr Rosemary Gillespie, of the Breast Cancer Care charity. A new study published in the British Journal of Cancer showed that women in low-income groups are screened and diagnosed at later ages than their affluent neighbors. The study also reported that treatment for low and high-income women varied accordingly, in everything from referrals for biopsies to surgical options and chemo and radiation. Breast screening is available nationwide, and Dr Lesley Walker, Cancer Research UK's director of information, said, "Women of all backgrounds should take up invitations to have their breasts screened for abnormalities."

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