Mammography Screening in Germany – First Results

Breast cancer ist the most frequent cancer and accounts for the largest number of cancer-related deaths in woman in Europe. In Germany 51.100 new diagnoses of breast cancer are made every year. Due to demographic trends, significantly more women will be confronted with this disease in the future. Systematic screening of the female population based on mammography offers the perspective of saving many lives. For that reason, in June 2002, the German Government decided to implement a nation-wide quality-assured mammography screening program, according to the European Guidelines (EPQC 4th Edition). Every woman in th…