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| 15.3.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 81/77 |
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15.3.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 81/77

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Wednesday 5 May 2010Fight against breast cancer in the European Union

P7_TA(2010)0146

Declaration of the European Parliament of 5 May 2010 on the fight against breast cancer in the European Union

2011/C 81 E/14

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament,

having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas 331 392 women in the European Union are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, |
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whereas 331 392 women in the European Union are diagnosed with breast cancer every year,

| B. | whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women aged 35 to 59, and 89 674 women die of breast cancer in the EU every year, |
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whereas breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women aged 35 to 59, and 89 674 women die of breast cancer in the EU every year,

| C. | whereas mammographic screening can reduce deaths from breast cancer by up to 35 % in women between 50 and 69, |
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whereas mammographic screening can reduce deaths from breast cancer by up to 35 % in women between 50 and 69,

| 1. | Calls on the Member States to introduce nationwide breast screening, in accordance with EU guidelines; |
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Calls on the Member States to introduce nationwide breast screening, in accordance with EU guidelines;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission for a progress report on implementation of mammography screening in all EU countries every 2 years; |
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Calls on the Commission for a progress report on implementation of mammography screening in all EU countries every 2 years;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to support studies to look at whether screening is useful for women over 69 years of age and under 50; |
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Calls on the Commission to support studies to look at whether screening is useful for women over 69 years of age and under 50;

| 4. | Calls on Member States to provide multidisciplinary specialist breast units in accordance with EU guidelines by 2016, and on the Commission to deliver a regular progress report; |
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Calls on Member States to provide multidisciplinary specialist breast units in accordance with EU guidelines by 2016, and on the Commission to deliver a regular progress report;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission to present up-to-date, reliable statistics on breast cancer and support the development of national cancer registers; |
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Calls on the Commission to present up-to-date, reliable statistics on breast cancer and support the development of national cancer registers;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to develop a certification protocol for specialist breast units in accordance with EU Guidelines by 2011 and to provide adequate financing for this; |
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Calls on the Commission to develop a certification protocol for specialist breast units in accordance with EU Guidelines by 2011 and to provide adequate financing for this;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the parliaments of the Member States. |
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Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  The list of signatories is published in Annex 1 to the Minutes of 5 May 2010 (P7_PV(2010)05-05(ANN1)).

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