Overview

• Official figures report 8,034 breast cancer deaths in 2023 in Mexico—about 22 per day—as annual cases climbed to more than 31,000 over the past decade.
• More than 70% of cases are detected at advanced stages, a pattern linked to low mammography coverage, shortages of trained radiology staff, and uneven access across states.
• Karolinska researcher Marike Gabrielson, visiting for an AstraZeneca health-access summit, pressed for lifestyle prevention, mammograms starting at 40, AI and ultrasound for personalized screening, and ‘omics’-guided precision care.
• Mexico has roughly three mammography units per 100,000 women versus the WHO recommendation of seven, with experts also advocating government–university cancer registries to guide policy and equity.
• Clinicians warn of a rise in aggressive tumors among women in their 20s–40s and note Mexico’s average diagnosis age of 52, while policy shifts and high treatment costs—often higher with late detection—compound the burden; TecSalud hosts a public multidisciplinary panel on October 16.