Overview

• State and municipal services launched October drives that scale up mutirões and carretas for breast‑cancer screening, with Salvador’s units able to perform up to 154 procedures per day.
• Bahia’s health secretariat is offering 40,000 mammograms for women 40–69, with scheduling via the state portal, regional polyclinics and designated mutirão dates.
• NGOs and partners added major capacity, including Fundação Laço Rosa’s 3,000 exams via a mammography truck in Rio and São Paulo, Itaperuna’s 1,500 mammograms plus 1,200 ultras, Fortaleza’s 500 exams by Associação Nossa Casa, and Campo Grande’s 180 exams per day.
• Programs apply differing age criteria as SUS prioritizes biennial screening for ages 50–74, specialist groups endorse on‑demand exams for 40–49, and many local campaigns accept women starting at 40.
• Officials and clinicians underscore early detection, with INCA estimating about 73,610 new cases per year and cure rates near 95% when diagnosed early, as fresh data from Minas Gerais spotlight uneven capacity and long waits in some cities.