BREAST CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

Reporting year for qualitative data:	2020
Source of qualitative data:	Directly from Programme

The number of target population has been annualized.

Organization of screening
An individual/team/institution responsible to coordinate the programme:	Yes
Dedicated budget for screening programme:	Yes
Documented cancer screening policy:	Yes
Nature of documentation of the policy:	Law
Year programme was initiated:	2002
Programme introduction was preceded by a pilot:	Yes, but pilot not evaluated
Screening tests provided free of charge:	Yes
Diagnostic tests provided free of charge:	No
Treatment services provided free of charge:	No
Information system and data collection
System that collects data:	Individual & Aggregated
• Identification of eligible population:	Individual
• Screening participation:	Individual & Aggregated
• Screening test results:	Individual & Aggregated
• Further assessment:	No
• Final pathology diagnosis:	No
• Cancer staging:	No
• Treatment:	No
The information system exists at national or sub-national level:	Individual: National Aggregated: National
The information system collects data outside the programme (opportunistic screening/private sector):	No
Cancer screening data is linked with population-based cancer registry (PBCR):	Yes
Screening protocol
A screening protocol or guideline:	Yes
Year of published/updated protocol:	2008
Target age (min-max) and screening interval [months] for each test:	Mammography/DBT (40-99 years / [24 months])
All mammograms read by two radiologists independently:	-
Invitations for screening and further assessment
Initiatives to create population awareness by the Health Ministry/Health Authority:	Mass media campaign Small media campaign Group education One-on-one education Dedicated website Social media platform
Invitations to eligible population:	Yes
Source of the eligible individuals identified:	Population register
Method of invitation:	Letter, Email, SMS, Phone calls
Screen positive individuals actively contacted for further assessment:	Yes
Individuals with a precancer or cancer diagnosis actively contacted:	Yes
Quality Assurance (QA) of screening activities
Documented standard operating procedure/policy for QA:	Yes
An individual/team/institution responsible for QA:	Yes
Accreditation of mammography units:	Yes
Accreditation of pathology services:	Yes
Documented performance indicators:	Yes
Reference standards for performance indicators:	No
Evaluation reports published in the last five years:	Yes
Performance indicators
Reporting year for quantitative data:	2016
Source of quantitative data:	Directly from programme
Age range and regional limitation if applicable:	40-79 years
Invitation coverage (%):	100.0
Participation rate (%):
Examination coverage (%):	56.7
Completeness of data related to screening test results (%):	100.0
Completeness of data related to further assessment results (%):
Further assessment rate (%):	14.4
Further assessment participation rate (%):
Detection rate of CIS (x 1000):	0.4
Detection rate of invasive cancer (x 1000):	2.0
Detection rate of CIS and invasive cancer (x 1000):	2.4
Positive Predictive Value of abnormal screening test to detect CIS (x 1000):
Positive Predictive Value of invasive cancer (x 1000):
Positive Predictive Value of CIS and invasive cancer (x 1000):
More quantitative data (2016)

Check also the following factsheets: Republic of Korea, Cervical, Colorectal