20240529 More than 7,000 residents of Extremadura will undergo mammography in June as part of the program for the early detection of breast cancer

The Extremadura Health Service (SES) called more than 7,000 women in the region for mammograms in June 2024 as part of a program for the early detection of breast cancer. It is planned that more than 3,800 users will take the test in two mobile units of the program, which will visit twenty cities in the region this month. The rest – more than 3,500 women from the most populated areas – will be examined at specialized SES centers. Since January, the Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement to raise the eligibility age for the program by one year has been implemented, meaning women as young as 49 will be included, even those with no family history. The mobile units will begin their tour next Monday, June 3, in the town of Talarrubias in Badajoz, and then continue their routes in La Moeda, Berlanga, Valdefuentes, Albala, Ajillones, Torre de Santa Maria, Zarza de Montaches, Fuente del Arco. , Torremocha, Puebla del Maestre, Trasierra, Torreorgas, Llerena, Torrequemada, Monroy, Talavan, Riolobos, Valdeobispo and Llera. Also mentioned are users from five other small cities who need to travel to one of the locations mentioned above to get mammograms at mobile sites. This is the case with the women of Benquerencia, Casas de Reina, Reina, Santiago del Campo and Inojal. Women living in urban centers who will take part in the program in June will receive assistance in specialized care centers in Badajoz (731), Caceres (604), Coria (106), Don Benito Villanueva (528), Merida. (472), Almendralejo (366), Zafra (203), Navalmoral de la Mata (151) and Placencia (383). The Extremadura Breast Cancer Early Detection Programme, in operation since 1998, is intended for all women aged 49 to 69 years living in the region, as well as women aged 40 to 48 years with a history of stage 1 breast cancer. .