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Jumilla has concluded Campaign for breast cancer prevention, which began last September 16 and in which there have been more than 1600 mammograms.

Throughout this campaign, the Department of Health sent a total of 2097 letters to Jumillano women between 50 and 69 years, of which 1615 were tested and of these, to 605 results are sent to their homes and of these, 21 needed further study.

The campaign was conducted in a mobile unit next to Jumilla Health Center and has led a stake of 81.69%, "a much higher percentage than the average for the Murcia region is at 71.4 %, while the participation rate in the area of Highland Health V was 79.9%, according to information supplied by the council of Health José Luis Monreal.

The cost of this campaign, undertaken by the municipality of Jumilla, has been a total of 1709 euros, including advertising, posters and letters to women.

The council stressed "the strong commitment from the Department of Health we are developing this health program to prevent breast cancer in women Jumillano year after year."

Monreal also referred to "the high participation of women in Jumilla, the highest in the whole region and that means that the program meets its objective to grow in Jumilla.

This campaign aims to prevent breast cancer and reduce mortality, improve the quality of life for this disease in the women's group to be targeted and that women are aged between 50 and 69.

So when a woman has a suspicious lesion detected on mammography, will perform additional studies to clarify the diagnosis and conclude whether or not it is necessary to refer women to the breast unit of reference, where he certainty makes the diagnostic, treatment and subsequent monitoring of the disease.

The Campaign to Prevent Breast Cancer by the Directorate General of Public Health with the Spanish Cancer Association and the City of Jumilla.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla