2023-11-14 12:11:49
The mobile travels across Normandy to facilitate participation in breast cancer screening.
Acquired as part of an Inserm research project, the mammobile ends its journey started in March 2022 in Seine-Maritime. Property of the departmental councils of Calvados, Eure, Manche and Seine-Maritime , this vehicle was converted into a mammography center at a cost of 660,000 euros. A study is underway to measure whether or not this type of equipment reduces social and territorial inequalities in breast cancer screening.
Expected from April, these results will determine the future of the vehicle. Already, Sylvie Hubert, project manager for health prevention at the MSA Côtes Normandes, notes “a strong participation of women in the Manche region where it sometimes takes up to a year to obtain an appointment at a health clinic. radiology”.
Claire Maite
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