Breast examinations

After last week’s report that women on the French side are not too eager to submit themselves to a breast examination, data from the Dutch side seem to indicate a similar sentiment.

During breast cancer awareness month 342 women took a clinical breast examination. That looks like a nice number until you compare it with the population statistics that show that there are 9,876 women on the Dutch side between the ages of 30 and 70 (later data are not available).

This means that just 3.5 percent of these women took the test.

Whether this is based on a conscious choice or on ignorance, we do not know, but it would be interesting for the foundations that promote this program to research – and to take appropriate action.