# Breast cancer screening programme in Portugal

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## TL;DR

Portugal runs a national breast cancer screening programme started in 1990, offering mammography or breast tomosynthesis, as recorded by IARC's CanScreen5 survey (2016).

## Summary

IARC's Cancer Screening in Five Continents (CanScreen5) fact sheet describes a national breast cancer screening programme in Portugal, with qualitative data for 2016 (source: Other (EU Report 2017)). Policy: documented as a recommendation; programme started in 1990. Tests offered: mammography or breast tomosynthesis (ages 45 to 74, every 2 years). Free of charge: screening test yes, diagnostic tests not reported, treatment not reported. Invitations: the eligible population is invited (Letter). Performance indicators (participation, referral and detection rates): reported for 2016 on the fact sheet.

## Fields

- Kind: Term
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: Portugal: national breast cancer screening programme
- Tags: screening-programme

## Sources

- IARC CanScreen5 fact sheet: Portugal, breast: https://canscreen5.iarc.fr/factsheets/PRT/breast

## Connected records

- collections: [IARC Cancer Screening in Five Continents (CanScreen5)](https://onco.cc/collections/canscreen5/)
- terms: [National cancer screening programmes](https://onco.cc/terms/national-screening-programmes/), [Screening](https://onco.cc/terms/screening/)
- cancers: [Breast cancer (all types)](https://onco.cc/cancers/breast-cancer/)
- fronts: [Early Detection & Screening](https://onco.cc/fronts/early-detection/)
- technologies: [Mammography & tomosynthesis](https://onco.cc/technologies/mammography/)

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