Euskadi advances breast cancer screening and increases survival to 88%
The health authorities have stressed the importance of prevention and research as a key tool for reducing the impact of the disease.
Today, 19 October, is World Breast Cancer Day. The most common tumor among women is , and in the CSC eight out of ten women participate in the early detection program. In addition, the age of participation in this program has been reduced from 50 to 48. Early detection and more detailed treatments have allowed the survival of to reach 85%.
Breast cancer is still the most diagnosedtumor in women , but it is also the one with the best prognosis thanks to screening programs and health advances. On World Breast Cancer Day, health authorities have stressed the importance of prevention and research as a key tool for reducing incidence.
Eight out of ten women participate in the screening programme, and the ACV is one of the most closely linked in the State. Osakidetza has this year advanced the age at which mammograms begin tobe performed, from 50 to 48 years old, with the aim of detecting possible cases earlier and increasing survival rates.
In 2024, 715 breast cancer cases were detected in the CSC, most of them in the early stages and with good prognosis. According to data from the Department of Health, five-year survival is 88%, an indicator that reflects the effectiveness of screening and the improvement of personalized treatments.
In addition, the ACV will be one of thefirst in the state to have a Protontherapy Unit located at Donostia Hospital, a technology that will allow the application of more localized radiation and less harmful effects, reducing the risk of relapse and improving the quality of life of patients.
Associations working in the field of breast cancer have made a positive assessment of the increase in screening age, but believe that there isstill room for improvement .
In fact, they stress the need to providecomprehensive care not only for the people affected, but also for psychological, social and work-related care. They recall that breast cancer also affects men (about 2% of cases), and that all patients need help in this process.
Patient groups send a message of tranquillity and hope: overcoming rates exceed 80%, and technological and therapeutic advances allow continuous improvement in both survival and quality of life after diagnosis.
This October 19th, the pink loop will prevail in public buildings and streets.
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