Overview

• The Buenos Aires provincial health ministry now advises a first mammogram at age 40 with annual screening through 75, a shift backed by national societies SAM and FAC, and it has added 12 devices to reach 187 public mammographs.
• Issue and Mamotest are donating free mammograms and follow-up in underserved Argentine provinces, while Soriana Fundación and Procter & Gamble will equip a new women’s clinic with Fundación COI in Mexico and fund 150 diagnostic scholarships, offering free mastography and ultrasound.
• In Mexico, breast cancer remains the top cancer killer of women with 23,790 new cases and 7,838 deaths in 2022—about 22 deaths per day—and most diagnoses occur at advanced stages, limiting survival.
• Peru reports roughly 7,800–8,000 new cases and around 2,000 deaths annually after a decade-long 60% rise, with only about 21.7% of eligible women getting mammograms and just 126 public machines for millions at risk amid reported equipment budget cuts.
• Specialists urge prevention, national cancer registries, and risk-stratified screening using AI and ‘omics, noting early detection can lift survival near 90% and, per IARC, deliver significant economic benefits.