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"Mr President, Mrs Jöns has written an excellent report. The point has frequently been made in this debate that breast cancer is the most common cause of death in the European Union in women between 35 and 55. For this reason alone it is a subject deserving all our attention. It might also be worth mentioning, though, that the age group above this one is badly affected as well. One of the key points is that in the Member States there are currently still too many differences in the diagnosis, the quality of the treatment and the care of breast cancer and therefore in the chances of survival. But should it make any difference which country or which area or which hospital you are treated in? The same is true of diseases affecting men and I refer here in particular to prostate cancer.
It is therefore time for the European Union to adopt a more active approach in the combating of breast cancer in all countries, including the candidate Member States, in order to lift care to a higher level. The recommendations in the present report give all the relevant starting points. I am also very pleased with what the Commissioner has said, which demonstrates her positive commitment.
There are already universal screening programmes in operation in a number of Member States. In the Netherlands there is one such programme for women between 50 and 75. I recently took part in it myself and I have to say that I find it very reassuring to know that early detection increases the chance of cure. Another positive element in the combating of breast cancer is that treatment by multidisciplinary teams leads to substantially better results and it seems to me that more attention here to the psychosocial side of the matter is by no means an excessive luxury. Breast cancer in women is not just a technico-medical matter.
Thirdly, the recording of comparable European data concerning the development of breast cancer is needed. Such data may be an extra stimulus for more European research, especially into the causes of breast cancer. Let us be honest: we still know little about the causal factors. In short, a splendid and very specific report deserving of implementation and the sort of report that merits further discussion in this House."@en1
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