About: breast cancer Archives

A report on facts and figures on women's health in Europe highlights substantial differences in women's health status, exposure to health risks and access to healthcare across Europe.

Breast cancer kills every six minutes in the EU. The earlier breast cancer is detected, the better are the chances of survival from this disease.

The non-binding resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 5 June calls for the fight against breast cancer to be made a health policy priority. In this context, MEPs stress that the prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and aftercare must be improved across the EU.