Breast screenings rose 36.3 percent last year, HPA saysBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe number of women who underwent breast cancer screenings last year rose 36.3 percent from the previous year, after eligibility for publicly funded breast cancer screenings was expanded, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said on Monday. Ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday, the agency is encouraging women to make their health a priority and invite their mothers, sisters and friends to get breast cancer screenings together. A woman is screened for breast cancer in Kaohsiung in an undated photograph. After the expansion, the number of women who underwent breast cancer screenings last year increased by 36.3 percent, the agency said. Mammography is globally recognized as the most effective evidence-based breast cancer screening tool, as it can detect microcalcifications and early-stage tumors before symptoms appear, the HPA said.

Source: Taipei Times March 03, 2026 17:19 UTC