Why we conduct this screening
In the Netherlands, 1 in 7 women develops breast cancer. The health screening aims to detect breast cancer at the earliest possible stage. This increases the chances of successful treatment and also often means that a less invasive treatment is required. All women aged between 50 to 75 years receive an invitation to participate in screening every 2 years. If you participate, we will take an X-ray, or mammogram, of your breasts. This enables us to see if you have breast cancer, before you have noticed anything yourself.
How does the screening work?
Proven effective
1.221.792 invitations
The number of women who received an invitation in 2021.
885.937 participants
In 2021, 885.937 women participated in the breast cancer population screening. This is 72,5% of all women invited.
71 screening centres
There are 71 screening centres in the Netherlands; 58 mobile and 13 permanent. The aim of the mobile screening centres is to offer the screening as close to home as possible.
Referrals
Of every 1,000 women participating in the study, 26 are referred for further examination in the hospital. The population screening detected 6,362 cases of breast cancer in 2021.
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