Brasília – Efforts to expand access to mammography within Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS) continue to face significant barriers related to geographic distribution, infrastructure limitations and unequal availability of diagnostic services. Although the Ministry of Health has announced initiatives to broaden screening capacity, specialists note that many regions still lack sufficient equipment, trained personnel and referral networks, particularly in rural and remote areas where travel distances and wait times reduce adherence to breast cancer screening.

According to stakeholders interviewed, improving access will require coordinated investments in service organization, mobile screening units, workforce training and strategies to integrate primary care with early-diagnosis pathways. The report highlights that delays or gaps in screening disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, reinforcing existing inequities in breast cancer outcomes across the country.

Source: CNN Brasil