During the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign on October 11, 2022, in the Women@PACE group, SIS past President, and current SIS Europe Vice President Professor Carole Mathelin, addressed obstacles in breast cancer detection and treatment. The decision was to create a brochure highlighting the current state of breast cancer in Europe. The brochure aims to assist national parliaments in their fight against breast cancer.

The main points were:

1. WHAT HAS BEEN THE TREND IN BREAST CANCER IN EUROPE OVER THE LAST
   HALF CENTURY?
2. WHAT IS THE CURRENT BREAST CANCER BURDEN IN EUROPE? 11
3. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO BREAST CANCER IN EUROPE BY 2040 IF NOTHING IS DONE?
4. WHAT MEASURES COULD BE PROPOSED IN EUROPE TO REDUCE BREAST CANCER MORTALITY IN OLDER WOMEN?
5. WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER IN EUROPE?
6. WHAT MEASURES COULD BE PROPOSED IN EUROPE TO REDUCE THE RISK
   OF BREAST CANCER?
7. SHOULD WOMEN IN EUROPE BE ENCOURAGED TO PERFORM BREAST SELF-EXAMS?
8. BREAST CANCER SCREENING RAISES MANY QUESTIONS FOR EUROPEAN WOMEN. SHOULD MRI SCANS BE USED? AT WHAT AGE SHOULD THEY START HAVING MAMMOGRAMS?
9. ARE THERE ANY HEALTH CARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EUROPEAN WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER?

10. INEQUALITIES IN BREAST CANCER CARE ARE A REALITY IN EUROPE.
WHAT WERE THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY’S SIX RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE MEMBER STATES?

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