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In the year 2000 around 216 000 women in the European Union fell victim to breast cancer and of these, 79 000 died. Breast cancer is the most common cause of death among women aged between 35 and 55. We must reduce the breast cancer mortality rate in the European Union.
Only eight out of fifteen Member States in the E.U. have nation-wide breast cancer screening programmes. Each E.U. Member State must guarantee that women aged between 50 and 70 receive a mammography every two years based on European guidelines. These programmes should be required to meet certain quality standards. Each mammograph must be read independently by two radiologists. The image quality and radiation doses of the equipment must be monitored regularly.
I welcome the allocation of EUR 400 million for cancer research under the Sixth E.U. Framework Research Programme. Further research must take place into the relationship between breast cancer and potential risk factors such as tobacco use.
I would urge the European Commission to bring forward a proposal for a recommendation on mammography and to do so at the earliest opportunity."@en1
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