Mitsotakis: 'Fofi Gennimata' free mammogram programme will be extended to women aged 45-74

The 'Fofi Gennimata' free mammogram programme will be extended to women aged 45-74, from 50-69 years so far, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday during a discussion at the Maximos Mansion, on the occasion of World Breast Cancer Day.

He said that it is a programme with very important results, "as more than 300 thousand women have made use of this service, the free MRI mammography that we provide to women, and we have already identified more than 15 thousand cases of breast cancer, at an early stage, therefore with a very good diagnosis in terms of their treatment."

Women who are dealing with breast cancer intervened in the discussion and testified about their experiences, while Deputy Health Minister Irini Agapidaki also made a statement.

It should be noted that the "Fofi Gennimata" programme is currently open to 1.3 million women aged 50-69 and provides a free digital mammogram, a free examination by a specialist and a free ultrasound. The Committee of Public Health Experts (PHC) examined the revision of the age limits in accordance with the new European guidelines and in the near future an sms will also be sent to the new beneficiaries, in the 45 to 74-year-old group.