Approximately 9,000 cases of breast cancer are detected each year, while one in five women is absent from their time.
People with more money and higher education go to a greater extent on their screening times, according to the Cancer Foundation.
- I can not say enough how important it is to arrive on time.
We can discover what you cannot feel for yourself.
There is a difference between life and death, says Helen Häggström.
Distance also affects
In Örebro County, all municipalities, except Askersund, Hällefors and Ljusnarsberg, are over 80 percent in mammography participation.
Helen Häggström believes that the socio-economic factor is decisive in the county - but also distance, accessibility and knowledge.
Unilabs took over mammography in 2018 when the service was privatized.
The reorganization meant, among other things, that the departments in Lindesberg and Karlskoga were closed down, instead all mammography in the region was centered on USÖ.
A possible factor that affects participation.
- It is not up to us as a supplier to make a decision on closure, but these decisions are made in the procurement of the region, says Helen Häggström.
See Helen Häggström show the size difference of cancerous nodules found via mammography, compared with what you can discover yourself.