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UK News
Cheryl Cruwys, DBI’s European Education Coordinator and founder of Breast Density Matters UK, continues to lead organized lobbying efforts to the UK government. In a letter signed by 66 MPs to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urgent action was requested for “density inform” measures and needed policy changes.
Ireland News
The Health Information and Quality Authority has published a protocol to assess potential modifications to the BreastCheck program to consider ways in which breast density could be incorporated into the mammography screening pathway.