Cancer screening

Dr. Gergana Nikolova from the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) commented on BNT that the importance of the changes and the significance of preventive check-ups lie not only in prevention but also in the opportunity to increase access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the detection of more serious diseases in early stages.

A groundbreaking multinational study, recently published in Radiology, has shed new light on the immense impact of early-stage lung cancer detection through low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening. The study's findings have far-reaching implications, suggesting that patients diagnosed with lung cancer via CT screening exhibit a remarkable 20-year survival rate of approximately 81%.

Greece has the highest availability of mammography units in the European Union, new data from Eurostat has shown.

In 2021, Greece had 7.1 and Cyprus 5.9 machines per 100,000 female inhabitants aged 50-69 years.

The rate of mammography units, which are designed exclusively for taking mammograms, was also high in Belgium (3.6), Italy (3.4) and Croatia (3.3).

The Ministry of Health is extending the age limits of the Fofi Gennimata Program for breast cancer screening. As part of new European guidelines, the program will be extended to women aged 45 to 74, compared to the current age group of 50 to 69.

A new ultrasound device that can identify breast cancer at the earliest stages of the disease has been developed by a Turkish scientist and her colleagues in the U.S.

Canan Dağdeviren, a Turkish scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has designed a bra-mounted ultrasound scanner that can detect breast cancer in the early stages.

The cancer screening appointment system will be under the control of family physicians, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced in his statements for the breast cancer awareness month.

There is a large inequality in access to women's cancer services and treatments across the EU, according to the bloc's health chief, who highlighted the role of Europe's Beating Cancer plan in bridging these disparities.

In 2017, the proportion of women aged 50-69 years who had been screened for breast cancer (using a mammography) within the previous two years differed greatly among Member States.

The origins of “National Bra Day” remain unclear, but the message it has been conveying since its inception in 2011 is an important one, as it tries to raise awareness about breast cancer screening, the recognition of symptoms and regular self examinations in the fight against the deadly disease.

Greek newspaper Proto Thema offers free general exams in its issue at newsstands on Sunday. Specifically, readers will be able to have free general blood tests and a urine examination at the Viotraiki medical center.

The newspaper also offers exams for the entire family at special rates. This Sunday, includes a coupon for a digital mammogram.