China News Service, January 18. According to the website of the National Health and Medical Commission, on the 18th, the National Health and Medical Commission issued the "Cervical Cancer Screening Work Plan" and "Breast Cancer Screening Work Plan", pointing out that prevention should be the focus and prevention and treatment should be adhered to. Combined and comprehensive policies, focusing on rural women and urban low-income women, provide cervical cancer and breast cancer screening services for women of appropriate age, promote early diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and improve women's health.

Among them, the screening objects have been expanded from rural women of school age to urban and rural women of school age, and priority is given to rural women and urban women with minimum living allowances.

According to the plan, by the end of 2025, the screening rate of cervical cancer among women of appropriate age will reach more than 50%, and the screening rate of breast cancer will continue to increase.

  The two programs include the following aspects:

  One is the work goal.

Adhere to prevention first, combined prevention and treatment, and comprehensive policies, focusing on rural women and urban low-income women, provide cervical cancer and breast cancer screening services for women of appropriate age, promote early diagnosis and early treatment of diseases, and improve women's health.

By the end of 2025, it is necessary to achieve specific goals such as the cervical cancer screening rate for women of the appropriate age reaching more than 50% and the breast cancer screening rate increasing continuously.

  The second is the service object.

The screening objects are all women aged 35-64, and priority is given to rural women and urban women with minimum living allowances.

  The third is work content.

Cervical cancer screening includes gynecological examination, primary cervical cancer screening, colposcopy, histopathological examination and other procedures, while breast cancer screening includes breast physical examination, breast color ultrasound examination, mammography examination and other procedures.

In addition, services such as follow-up management of abnormal or suspicious cases, social publicity and health education should be done well.

  Fourth, safeguard measures.

Including service capacity building, quality control, funding guarantee and management, information management, assessment and evaluation, etc.

  The fifth is the division of responsibilities.

Health administrative departments at all levels, maternal and child health care institutions that undertake screening technical guidance, and medical institutions shall do a good job in the organization and implementation of disease screening services in accordance with their duties.

  On the basis of the 2019 edition of the "Regulations for the Inspection of "Two Cancers" in Rural Women", the "Work Plan for Cervical Cancer Screening" and "Work Plan for Breast Cancer Screening" mainly have the following adjustments:

  The first is to expand the object of screening services.

Expand the screening object from rural women of school age to urban and rural women of school age, and give priority to rural women and urban women with minimum living allowances.

  The second is to improve the content of screening services.

Update the cervical cancer screening process, propose a good connection between screening and follow-up diagnosis, and actively use technologies such as the Internet and artificial intelligence to improve grass-roots screening capabilities.

  The third is to highlight the quality control requirements.

It is clear that it is necessary to carry out the whole-process quality control of the medical institutions and outsourcing testing institutions participating in the screening work, and carry out the quality control work according to the specific requirements of the cervical cancer and breast cancer screening quality assessment manual.

  The fourth is to clarify the key points of publicity and education.

Guide all localities to further strengthen the publicity of cervical cancer and breast cancer prevention and control related knowledge, improve the awareness of women's health as the first responsible person, and provide the core knowledge of cervical cancer and breast cancer prevention and control for local reference and use in publicity, so as to improve the efficiency of publicity.