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| The first NHS screening programme offered just to men is to be rolled out in Scotland in three years' time,Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said. | |
| From 2011 all men over the age of 65 will be screened by ultrasound for aortic aneurysm - a potentially fatal blood vessel condition. | From 2011 all men over the age of 65 will be screened by ultrasound for aortic aneurysm - a potentially fatal blood vessel condition. |
| If left untreated, the aneurysm could burst and the chances of survival are then less than 50%. | If left untreated, the aneurysm could burst and the chances of survival are then less than 50%. |
| It is thought the screening programme could save about 170 lives per year. | It is thought the screening programme could save about 170 lives per year. |
| Men are six times more likely to have an aneurysm than women. | Men are six times more likely to have an aneurysm than women. |
| If detected early enough, the condition can be corrected by surgery. | If detected early enough, the condition can be corrected by surgery. |
| Screening programmes aimed specifically at women have been in place for more than two decades. Abdominal aortic aneurysms are a hidden killer which mainly affect older men, most of whom will be unaware that they have the condition Nicola SturgeonHealth Secretary | Screening programmes aimed specifically at women have been in place for more than two decades. Abdominal aortic aneurysms are a hidden killer which mainly affect older men, most of whom will be unaware that they have the condition Nicola SturgeonHealth Secretary |
| The programme for men has already been piloted in the Highlands and Western Isles, but it will not up and running nationally until 2011. | The programme for men has already been piloted in the Highlands and Western Isles, but it will not up and running nationally until 2011. |
| The health secretary announced the screening, at an annual cost of £2.5m. Ms Sturgeon said: "Abdominal aortic aneurysms are a hidden killer which mainly affect older men, most of whom will be unaware that they have the condition. | |
| "Sadly, the first sign of a problem for many men will be when the aneurysm ruptures and, by that time, it's often too late - despite the best efforts of our health service. | "Sadly, the first sign of a problem for many men will be when the aneurysm ruptures and, by that time, it's often too late - despite the best efforts of our health service. |
| "But a simple 10-minute scan can detect the aneurysm, enabling treatment to begin and saving hundreds of lives each year. That's why the Scottish Government has decided to introduce a national screening programme - our first male only screening programme - which will start in 2011." | "But a simple 10-minute scan can detect the aneurysm, enabling treatment to begin and saving hundreds of lives each year. That's why the Scottish Government has decided to introduce a national screening programme - our first male only screening programme - which will start in 2011." |
| Ms Sturgeon made her announcement at the 2008 NHS Scotland Event in Glasgow's SECC. | Ms Sturgeon made her announcement at the 2008 NHS Scotland Event in Glasgow's SECC. |