The French Professional Radiology Council has given its backing to French President François Hollande's Cancer Plan to promote screening for the disease.
The council endorsed:
- Better access to screening and care across France
- A reduction in the time of an appointment for an MRI to ensure more rapid and effective treatment for all patients
- The development of interventional radiology to facilitate less invasive procedures for patients and less cost to the community
- Support for breast ultrasound screening for cancer for any patient who may not be able to afford the scan
- Tomosynthesis as another method to screen for cancer
The goal for an MRI appointment in France is a wait of 20 days, while the previous Cancer Plan foresaw a period of 15 days and 10 days in areas of high cancer risk.
Reducing delays improves the chances of patients, both in oncology for other diseases, the council stated.
