Dame Dame Joan Bakewell and Julia Bradbury have partnered with Breast Cancer Now to support the No Time To Waste campaign, encouraging people to sign a petition calling on the government to invest in the long-term future of breast screening, making it more 'convenient, equitable, and able to evolve'.

Bakewell commented 'Having had my own recent experience of cancer, I know first-hand the importance of early diagnosis. The backlog must be addressed, those without a diagnosis must be seen, and women's lives must be saved from the disease. Please sign Breast Cancer Now’s petition now to help make sure this happens'.