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" Whatwe ' r es eei ngi sas hi f tt owar dsmor ec ons i der ed c ar eerdec i s i ons . Pr of es s i onal swantt omov ef or war di n t hei rc ar eer s , butt heyal s owantc onfidenc et hatanew r ol ewi l l pr ovi det hedev el opmentoppor t uni t i es , c ul t ur e ands t abi l i t yt hey' r el ooki ngf or . " J obs ec ur i t yr emai nsf r ontofmi nd Whi l emanywor k er sar ec ons i der i ngaj obmov e, c onc er ns abouts t abi l i t yr emai nhi gh. Mor et hanhal f( 53%) s a yj ob s ec ur i t yi se xt r emel yi mpor t antwheneval uat i ngc ar eer dec i s i ons , whi l eaf ur t her39%des c r i bei tasv er y i mpor t ant . Ther es ear c hal s of oundt hatamongt hos enot pl anni ngt ol ookf oranewr ol e, near l yhal f( 49%) s a yt hey f eel f ul fil l edi nt hei rc ur r entj ob, whi l et hes amepr opor t i on c i t ewor kpl ac efle xi bi l i t yasak eyr eas onf ors t a yi ngput . Wes t onadded: " Thef ac tt hats omanypr of es s i onal sar e c ons i der i ngamov ewhi l eal s opl ac i ngs uc hahi ghval ueon j obs ec ur i t yhi ghl i ght st hebal anc epeopl ear et r yi ngt o s t r i k ei nt oda y' smar k et . Wor k er swantoppor t uni t i est o dev el opandpr ogr es s , butt heyar eal s oc aut i ousabout maki ngt hewr ongmov e. " " Forempl oy er s , t hi sr ei nf or c est hei mpor t anc eofof f er i ng c ompet i t i v es al ar i es , per ksandbenefit s , andac ompel l i ng empl oy eee xper i enc e. Or gani s at i onst hatc anpr ovi dec l ear c ar eerpat hwa ys , fle xi bi l i t y , c ompet i t i v ebenefit sanda s ens eofs t abi l i t ywi l l bebes tpos i t i onedt oat t r ac tand r et ai nt al enti nt hemont hsahead. " Re l e as ef r omBl ue S k yPR Phot obyRe s umeGe ni usonUns pl as h
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UK' sfir s tbr eas tdens i t ys c anni ngc l i ni c l aunc hesi nBr i s t olt ot ac kl ehi ddenc anc err i s k i ndi c at ora ec t i ngmi l l i ons womenwi t hc l ear , per s onal i s edi ns i ghti nt ot hei r br eas tt i s s ue. Thes c ani t s el ft ak esj us taf ewmi nut esandi s des i gnedt obequi c kandc omf or t abl e, wi t hno c ompr es s i onorr adi at i on. Res ul t sar epr ovi dedi n aneas yt ounder s t andr epor t , gi vi ngwomena c l earpi c t ur eoft hei rbr eas tdens i t yandhowi t ma yi mpac tt hei ri ndi vi dual r i s k. Fl or aBever l eyofFl or aFi t nes sandMi c r i ma Br andAmbas s adors ai d: " I r e c e nt l ywe ntf ormy fir s tMi c r i mas c anandf oundi tv e r yi nf or mat i v e . Wi t h s omer e c e ntf ami l ye v e nt s , I wasi nt e r e s t e di nl e ar ni ng mor eaboutmyownr i s kof de v e l opi ngbr e as tc anc e r . I was n ' twor r i e d, butwant e dt ok nowmybas e l i nes oI f e e l be t t e ri nf or me ddownt hel i ne . I l e ar ne dal ot , and hav eabe t t e rpi c t ur eof myr i s k s . Ear l yde t e c t i oni s obv i ous l yk e y , s oI hopemor ewome npi c kupt he oppor t uni t yt ounde r s t andmor eaboutt he ms e l v e s . " · Ar ound40%ofwomenov er40i nt heUK ha v edens ebr eas t s–amaj orr i s kf ac t or t hatc anal s omak ec anc er shar dert o det ec tonmammogr ams · Newr es ear c hs howsnear l yni nei nt en womeni nt heUKar euna war eoft hei r ownbr eas tdens i t y , l ea vi ngac r i t i c al gap i near l ydet ec t i on · Fol l owi ngr egul at or yappr oval , Br i s t ol bas edMi c r i mal aunc hest hefir s t c l i ni cus i ngi t sMi ~Sc an®t ec hnol ogy , gi vi ngwoment heoppor t uni t yt obet t er under s t andt hei rbr eas tdens i t yand " knowt hei rnor mal "aheadofapl anned nat i onwi der ol l out Br i s t ol , 18J une2026–Br i s t ol i satt he f or ef r ontofamaj ors t epf or war di nwomen' s heal t h, ast heUK' sfir s tbr eas tdens i t y s c anni ngc l i ni copensi nt hec i t y , addr es s i nga hi ddenbr eas tc anc err i s kaf f ec t i ngmi l l i onsof women. Dev el opedbyBr i s t ol bas edheal t ht ec h c ompanyMi c r i ma, t hec l i ni cwi l l of f erwomen ac c es st obr eas tdens i t ymeas ur ementus i ng i t sMi ~Sc an®t ec hnol ogy , f ol l owi ngr egul at or y appr oval f orr ol l outi nt heUK. Mi c r i m' ma sr es ear c hpubl i s hedt oda ys hows t hatnear l yni nei nt en( 88%) womeni nt heUK ar euna war eoft hei rbr eas tdens i t y , and53% don' tknowi tc anaf f ec thoweas i l yc anc eri s det ec t ed, des pi t edens ebr eas tt i s s ueaf f ec t i ng ar ound40%ofwomenov er40. Cl i ni c al evi denc eal s os howsdens ebr eas t t i s s uec ans i gni fic ant l yi nc r eas et her i s kof br eas tc anc er , y etdens i t yi snotr out i nel y as s es s edi nc ur r entt es t i ngpr ogr ammes , l ea vi ngmanywomenwi t houtc r uc i al i nf or mat i onont hei rr i s k. I mpr ovi nga war enes sandac c es st o noni nvas i v eas s es s mentc oul ds uppor tear l i er
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Br i onyMayWi l l i ams , Chefandpr es ent erand l oc al Br i s t ol advoc at ef orMi c r i mas ai d: " My Mi ~S c ans c r e e ni ngwasapos i t i v ee x pe r i e nc ef r om s t ar tt ofini s h. Thes t af f we r es owe l c omi ngandmade mef e e l c omf or t abl es t r ai g htaway . Thes c ani t s e l f was unobt r us i v eandt he r ewasabs ol ut e l ynodi s c omf or t . I g otmyr e s ul t si ns t ant l yandi t ' sbe e nawonde r f ul r e as s ur anc eaboutmyf ut ur er i s k sof br e as tc anc e r . " Thet ec hnol ogyhasr ec ent l yr ec ei v edr egul at or y appr oval i nEur ope, mar ki ngas i gni fic ants t ep t owar dswi derc l i ni c al us e. I thasbeeneval uat ed t hr oughUKbas edc l i ni c al t r i al sandc ommuni t y s t udi es , s uppor t edbyNHSTr us t sanduni v er s i t y r es ear c her si nManc hes t erandL eeds , c ont r i but i ngt oagr owi ngevi denc ebas ef or br eas tdens i t ymeas ur ement . Br i s t ol l aunc hmar ksfir s ts t epi nwi deni ng ac c es s
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pot ent i al t os uppor ts c i ent i ficr es ear c h, i mpr ov eunder s t andi ng ofaut oi mmunedi s eas eandc ont r i but et oear l i err ec ogni t i onand i mpr ov edpat i entout c omes . As al Chahar s oughShi r az i BEM, FounderandCEOoft heAut oi mmuneSuppor t&Awar enes sFoundat i on, s ai d: " Forf art oomanypeopl e, t hej our neyt oanaut oi mmunedi agnos i st ak esy ear s . Dur i ngt hatt i me, s ympt omsar eof t enmi s under s t ood, oppor t uni t i esf orear l i eri nt er v ent i onma ybemi s s ed, and l i v esar epr of oundl yaf f ec t ed. ASALwasc r eat edf r ombot hpr of es s i onal knowl edgeandper s onal e xper i enc e. Ha vi ngl i v edwi t hmul t i pl eaut oi mmunedi s eas esmys el f , I under s t andt hedevas t at i ngi mpac tt hatdel a y edr ec ogni t i onc anha v e. Ourgoal i snott odi agnos edi s eas e—t hatr emai nst her es pons i bi l i t yofheal t hc ar epr of es s i onal s . Ourgoal i st oempowerpat i ent swi t hknowl edge, pr ovi dec l i ni c i answi t hbet t eror gani s ed i nf or mat i on, andc r eat eapl at f or mt hathast hepot ent i al t oi mpr ov ea war enes s , s uppor tr es ear c handul t i mat el yc ont r i but et o bet t erout c omesf orf ut ur egener at i ons . Webel i ev eev er ypat i entdes er v est obehear d, ev er ys ympt om des er v est obeunder s t ood, andev er yoppor t uni t yf orear l i er r ec ogni t i ondes er v est obee xpl or ed. " TheASAFoundat i onbel i ev esASALr epr es ent sas i gni fic antadvanc ementi npat i entempower mentbyc ombi ni ngeduc at i on, aut oi mmuner i s ka war enes s , l ongi t udi nal s ympt omt r ac ki ng, bl oodt es tmoni t or i ng, s t r uc t ur edGPr epor t i ng, nut r i t i onal gui danc e, c l i ni c al t r i al a war enes sandanonymousr es ear c hdat a wi t hi nas i ngl epl at f or m. ASALi sa vai l abl enow. www. as al heal t happ. c om Re l e as ef r omJ e u e
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SamBens on, Res ear c hL eadatAr cRes ear c h, s ai d: " Engl anddoes n' tha v eas i mpl es hor t ageofc hi l dr en' shomes . The numberofr egi s t er edhomeshasr i s enbymor et han20%i nas i ngl e y ear , y etc apac i t yhas n' tk eptpac e. " Whatwe ' r es eei ngi sas ec t oraddi ngl ar genumber sofi nc r eas i ngl y s mal l homes , ov er whel mi ngl yt hr oughpr i vat epr ovi s i on, whi l et hat gr owt hr emai nshea vi l yc onc ent r at edi npar t i c ul arpar t soft he c ount r y . " Thatr ai s esamor ei mpor t antques t i ont hans i mpl yhowmanyhomes Engl andhas : whet herwe ' r ec r eat i ngt her i ghtpr ovi s i on, att her i ght s c al e, i nt hepl ac eswher ec hi l dr enac t ual l yneedi t . " TheOf s t edpr ovi derdat adoesnots howwher edemandf or pl ac ement sor i gi nat esorwhet heri ndi vi dual homesmeetl oc al or nat i onal pl ac ementneeds . Ar cRes ear c ht her ef or edoesnotc onc l ude f r omt hi sanal ys i st hatpr ovi s i oni sbei ngc r eat edi nt hewr ong l oc at i ons . I ns t ead, t hefindi ngshi ghl i ghtt heneedt oc ons i derc apac i t y andgeogr aphi c al di s t r i but i onal ongs i deheadl i negr owt hi nt he numberofr egi s t er edhomes .
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