Breast Cancer Screening Coverage - China, 2018-2019

China CDC Wkly. 2023 Apr 14;5(15):321-326. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2023.062.

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?: In 2015, only 18.9% of adult women underwent breast cancer screening in China.

What is added by this report?: Breast cancer screening coverage for women aged 20 years and above in China reached 22.3% during 2018-2019. Women with lower socioeconomic status had lower screening coverage. There were significant variations across the provincial-level administrative divisions.

What are the implications for public health practice?: The promotion of breast cancer screening requires the maintenance of national and local policies, as well as financial support for screening services. In addition, there is a need for the strengthening of health education and the improvement of accessibility to health services.

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Cross-sectional Survey; Screenings; Women.

Grants and funding

Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (National Key R&D Program of China: 2016YFC0901300, 2016YFC0901301)