Hungary Lags Behind EU Average In Breast Cancer Screening
- 16 Oct 2020 9:38 AM
- Budapest Business Journal
In 2018, the proportion of women aged 50-69 years who had been screened for breast cancer (using a mammogram) within the previous two years stood at 40% in Hungary, the fourth-lowest rate in the EU, according to data by statistical agency Eurostat.
Based on screening programs, seven EU Member States had breast cancer screening rates below 50%, Eurostat notes.
The lowest rates were recorded in Bulgaria (21% of women aged 50-69; 2017 data), Slovakia (30%), and Cyprus (33%).
At the other end of the spectrum, three countries reported breast cancer screening rates over 75%: Finland (84%), Denmark (83%), and the Netherlands (77%), Eurostat notes.
XpatLoop Media Partner
LATEST NEWS IN entertainment