Health · Public Health & Disease · 2 hrs ago
Mammography screening participation in Italy rose 4% in 2025
In 2025, participation in Italy’s mammography screening rose 4% compared with the previous year.
Screening participation reached 66% in the North, 55.9% in the Centre and 47.9% in the South and Islands.
The South and Islands recorded the largest improvement, with participation increasing by more than 7%.
More than 4 million women were invited to join programmes that aim to detect breast cancer early.
The Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology says more needs to be done to reach all women.
At its national congress, it highlighted closer teamwork between radiologists and radiology technicians, supported by joint training and shared procedures, as a way to improve screening.
The goal is a more accurate and safer screening process for women, though no specific next steps or timetable were given.
Mammography screening participation in Italy rose by 4% in 2025 compared with the previous year.
Participation reached 66% in the North, 55.9% in the Centre and 47.9% in the South and Islands.
The South recorded the largest improvement, at more than 7%.
More than 4 million women were invited to take part in secondary prevention programmes.
The figures were presented at the national congress of the Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology.
- Who
- Women invited to mammography screening programmes in Italy.
- What
- Participation in mammography screening rose by 4% in 2025 compared with the previous year.
- When
- 2025.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mammography screening participation in Italy rose by 4% compared with the previous year.
The National Screening Observatory figures were presented.
- Overall increase
- 4% in 2025 compared with the previous year
- North participation
- 66%
- Centre participation
- 55.9%
- South and Islands participation
- 47.9%
- Largest regional improvement
- More than 7% in the South
- Women invited
- More than 4 million
What people are saying
Strengthening this collaboration means offering women a safer, more accurate diagnostic pathway that is attentive to their needs. Constant discussion between professionals is essential to maintaining high quality standards.
It is important to develop organisational models that encourage dialogue, the definition of shared procedures and the updating of skills.