will soon pass from 50-69 to 45-75 age group of women Tuscany that will be invited to undergo a mammogram, one of the cancer screenings that are part the program has been in progress for many years by the Region. It will continue to be a free exam for women included in the age group concerned. This will increase the female population who will be invited to undergo the examination of approximately 250 thousand units. By the end of the year the region is preparing to approve a resolution , on the proposal of ‘ the right to health commissioner Louis Brown, extend the age range within which the Tuscan women will be called by their local health authorities to carry out such an examination, widening the age of 11 years (first 5 and 6 after). “Somewhere I hear – said the regional president Enrico Rossi – that we are going to introduce a ticket on cancer prevention, an area in which Tuscany has always been ahead the rest of the regions through a long and steady work of years. Not only does this not happen, but we also decided to extend to a greater number of women mammography screening just to enhance the activity of free prevention with the aim of their lengthen life expectancy. “
According to what will be the new procedures , Tuscan women will be called to a first visit to personalized medicine 45 years together with the physician will be decided screening to follow the path up to 50 years. Then women will enter the regular screening program, the current one, which includes a check every two years, but in this case the age limit will be extended to 75 years. At national level, no other region offers such a cancer prevention program. The cost of each exam is around 50-60 €, Tuscany guarantees it for free.
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