The remedy of breast most cancers is the well being ministry’s prime precedence, Minister Michael Damianos mentioned on Saturday.
Talking at an occasion on the Nicosia normal hospital, he drew consideration to Cyprus’ early detection programme, which has been in place since 2003.
He mentioned the programme is being “always upgraded and developed, each technologically and operationally”.
“Since 2023, the programme has been expanded, as really helpful by European tips, to now cowl girls aged between 45 and 74, as an alternative of simply between 50 and 69, offering free mammograms upon invitation by the well being ministry,” he mentioned.
This transformation was made in 2022, and with it, 60 per cent of Cyprus’ feminine inhabitants is now eligible for screenings.
He added that Cyprus has an “organised community of mammography centres” which have “prolonged hours to serve working girls as nicely”.
“All mammography centres have been upgraded when it comes to their infrastructure, gear, and personnel. Particularly when it comes to gear, amongst different issues, they had been upgraded by way of donations from Opap, offering trendy digital mammograms with the newest expertise,” he mentioned.
These trendy digital mammograms, he mentioned, “are able to excessive definition tomosynthesis, considerably bettering the possibilities of early analysis and profitable remedy in sure classes of ladies”.
With this in thoughts, he mentioned each mammography centre in Cyprus “meets the required specs”, and that they’re now “progressively” being given worldwide accreditation as such.
