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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8459

10 May 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/public health
Commission demands effective cancer screening programmes

Brussels, 09/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - Under the initiative of David Byrne, the Commission on Thursday presented the Council with a proposed recommendation on screening for cancer, a disease which kills one in four people in Europe. This proposal aims to define the guidelines for good practises and quality standards for screening. It recommends that the Member States implement effective screening programmes for breast, colon and cervical cancer, i.e.: 1) mammography screening for breast...

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