Overview
- Regional reports published Saturday show Andalusia performed 249,859 mammograms between January and early June 2026, an 11% rise over the same period in 2025, and detected 629 carcinomas.
- Andalusia says its 2025 programme ran more than 421,000 mammograms, found 1,879 cancers, raised target population coverage to 92.44% and lifted participation to 80.19%.
- The regional recovery relied on a Plan of Action that injected more than €100 million, added about 700 screening staff, expanded diagnostic hours and increased equipment to 118 mammographs with 87 using tomosynthesis.
- Galicia has pledged to include screening for women aged 45–49 in its 2027 budget and Madrid says it is working to extend invites progressively to women aged 45–74, moves taken before a national services update is finalised.
- Wider access and faster follow‑up protocols aim to catch cancers earlier and reduce invasive treatment, but final, nationwide age changes depend on a pending modification to the national services catalogue that regions can implement ahead of.