German health ministers agree to breast cancer screening
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The meeting of Germany's federal and state health ministers in Berlin last week heard delegates agree on measures to improve breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and early detection. Speaking at the 75th health ministers' conference, federal health minister Ulla Schmidtt said she was awaiting a decision from the federal committee of doctors and sickness funds so that by next year the EU's quality assurance guidelines mechanisms come into force in Germany.