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Breast Cancer
MEP calls for European strategy in the fight against breast cancer
April 6th, 2004
The conditions necessary to lead to a 25% reduction in breast cancer mortality must be in place across Europe by 2008, a member of the European Parliament (MEP) said at the opening of the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference, March 16, 2004. Karin Jons, the European Parliament's standing rapporteur for breast cancer, said that all European countries should introduce mammography screening for women aged 50-69 in accordance with the European Union (EU) guidelines. They should also establish a multidisciplinary breast unit for every 330,000 inhabitants, as set out in the EUSOMA guidelines, she said. Jons said that the European Parliament and Commission...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-04-06)
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