Free mammograms for young women
Lisbon City Council, in partnership with the Champalimaud Foundation, is offering free mammogram screening for women under 50 living in Lisbon.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death and its incidence at younger ages has increased significantly in recent years.
Early identification of changes in the breast through a low-radiation mammogram is fundamental to successful treatment, allowing changes that are sometimes unidentifiable by palpation to be detected.
The examination will be carried out by a technician and assessed by two radiologists in a double-blind reading.
New cases of breast cancer among women under 50 have increased significantly in recent decades. Early identification of changes in the breast is essential for successful treatment.
Mammography is a breast X-ray that uses a very low level of radiation, and is performed by a radiology technician and analyzed by a radiologist.
Mammography allows the detection of very small tumors, which are often not palpable, thus allowing for less invasive and less traumatic treatments and a longer life expectancy.
There are some known risk factors for breast cancer, including genetic and hereditary characteristics, which require early and careful monitoring when there is a family history.