Women who turn 45 in 2025 will be invited throughout the year to undergo mammograms, depending on the region where they live and the route of the Portuguese League Against Cancer vans, the Ministry of Health has announced.
Last month, the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) published an update to the standard on population-based screening for breast cancer, which was extended this year to women between the ages of 45 and 74. Previously, it was intended for women aged between 50 and 69, in compliance with the recommendations of the European Union.
Giving an update on the expansion of screening, the Secretary of State for Health, Ana Povo, told Lusa today that the conditions for its operationalisation on the ground are assured: “Everything is set up and everything is ready”.
