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Breast screening programmes

Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Radswiki et al.

A breast screening program is where mammography is carried out in asymptomatic women for the improved detection of breast cancer.

Each country / state has its own program and some are listed as below (accurate as of Dec 2010).

Australia : primarily targeted at women between 50-69 every two years while women over 40 years are also eligible free of charge : www.cancerscreening.gov.au
- Western Australia : www.breastscreen.health.wa.gov.au/home
- Victoria : www.breastscreen.org.au
- New South Wales : www.bsnsw.org.au
Canada :
- British Columbia : offered to women between 40-79 every two years free of charge : www.bccancer.bc.ca
Ireland : offered to women between 50-64 years of age every 2 years free of charge : www.breastcheck.ie
New Zealand : offered to women between 45-69 every 2 years free of change : http://nsu.govt.nz
Singapore : offered to women over 50 at subsidised cost every 2 years and women between 40 - 49 are encouraged to have an informed choice with option to join : www.hpb.gov.sg
United Arab Emirates : offered to women over 40 years every two years : www.moh.gov.ae
United Kingdom : offered to women between 50-70 every 3 years with provision to expand the age limit to 47-73 : http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/breastscreen/index.html
Italy : offered to women between 50-69 every 2 years free of charge : http://www.osservatorionazionalescreening.it/