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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Around eight thousand women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Hungary every year — and early detection can save lives.
Women aged 45–65 in Hungary receive a personal invitation to free mammography screening every two years. When the letter arrives, go. And ask your mum, your partner, your sister when they were last screened — and offer to go with them.
Noticed a lump, a change in shape or size, skin or nipple retraction, or discharge? Don't wait for the next screening — see a doctor.
Source: National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy (NNGYK), October 2026.