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Government charges more than $500 for breast cancer screening for women aged 44-69

2021-06-12T06:05:51.309Z


Breast cancer ranks first among the ten most common cancers in women. Starting from the fourth quarter of this year, the government will provide two-year breast cancer screening services for the ages of 44 to 69. Participants must pay an annual fee of 310 yuan and each mammography examination must also pay 225 yuan. Have


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Written by: Zhu Haiqi

2021-06-11 16:55

Last update date: 2021-06-11 17:24

Breast cancer ranks first among the ten most common cancers in women. Starting from the fourth quarter of this year, the government will provide two-year breast cancer screening services for the ages of 44 to 69. Participants must pay an annual fee of 310 yuan and each mammography examination must also pay 225 yuan.

Some members of the Legislative Council said that fees for inspections would discourage women from participating. They urged the authorities to provide free inspections for women aged 60 or above.

The Department of Health plans to provide a two-year pilot program for breast cancer screening services for eligible women aged 44 to 69 in the fourth quarter of this year. At the beginning of the plan, the authorities will provide women’s health services through three women’s health centers and ten mothers. The Infant Health Center conducts breast cancer screening for them in stages. Participants must pay 310 yuan an annual fee, and they must pay 225 yuan for mammography.

Member of the Legislative Council's Health Services Panel, Leung Chi-hsiang, said that retired women can hardly afford the relevant expenses and suggested that the authorities simplify the procedures. Women aged 60 or above only need to declare their assets but do not need to review them, and they can be inspected free of charge.

The Deputy Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Xu Deyi, responded that the response will be assessed after the plan is launched, and people with financial difficulties such as CSSA recipients can also get free.

Liang Zhixiang suggested that the authorities provide free breast cancer screenings for women 60 years of age or older.

(Information Picture/Photographed by Lu Yiming)

The chairman of the committee, Ge Peifan, said that breast cancer screening has been developed to 3D technology, and asked whether the authorities will replace the 2D technology in order to alleviate the pain of women during the examination and improve the effectiveness of the examination.

He Jiahui, director of the Department of Non-communicable Diseases of the Department of Health, said that the three-dimensional technology is a new development, which can alleviate the pain of examiners and reduce the chance of false positives. However, for women who are not suspected of having the disease, there is no evidence that the three-dimensional technology is more effective than the three-dimensional technology. Higher costs and doctors have to spend more time checking X-rays, which will also slow down the cost-effectiveness.

Ge Peifan also mentioned that the government should consider vaccinating young girls for cervical cancer.

He Jiahui agrees that giving male injections can increase the overall population immunization rate and protect males from cancer of their sexual organs. However, foreign experience shows that vaccinating girls is more cost-effective than male injections. In the future, he will review and refer to foreign practices.

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