Overview

• Andalusian authorities identified failures that left roughly 2,000 women without timely calls for second tests after initial mammograms.
• The Servicio Extremeño de Salud says Extremadura’s screening operates with rigor, professionalism, transparency and security.
• SES describes an alarm-based control system with continuous checks and a specific management-and-control unit to prevent missed follow-ups.
• The program in Extremadura detects about four cancers per 1,000 screening mammograms, according to SES data.
• Andalusian medical oncologists welcomed a Health Ministry plan to reinforce the regional program and restore confidence after communication and scheduling errors.