Overview

• Andalusia launched a €12 million plan to review pending breast-screening cases by November 30, add 119 staff, and recheck 2,000 affected patients within two months, with oncologists backing the effort as a trust‑restoring step.
• Peru’s Health Ministry began a nationwide free screening campaign for October and reported 45,033 cancer diagnoses so far in 2025, including 8,843 breast cases, as specialists warn about roughly 70% late‑stage detection.
• Nuevo León reported results from its universal breast‑cancer program—1,730 women treated free since April 2022, over 30,200 consultations, 49,000 mammograms, and 1,293 surgeries—with the state’s mortality rate falling to a decade low of 23.6 per 100,000 women over 25.
• Michoacán detailed expanded capacity with a new linear accelerator and PET technology that can deliver up to 200 radiotherapy sessions daily, alongside fixed and mobile mammography services feeding into free comprehensive treatment.
• Patient groups and experts pressed for equitable access to innovation, with Spain’s FECMA calling for well‑resourced, quality‑controlled, homogeneous screening programs and access to new therapies as SEOM highlighted advances in targeted drugs and antibody‑drug conjugates.