# Madrid screening programme detected 1,928 suspected breast malignancies in 2025 > Madrid’s DEPRECAM programme reported suspected malignancy in 1.68% of women screened in 2025. The regional government says it is working to expand eligibility to ages 45–74; that broader range has not yet been implemented. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Health - Country: Spain - Published: 2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00 - Event / data period: 2025 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025.md) The Madrid regional government said its DEPRECAM programme detected 1,928 suspected malignancy cases in 2025, equal to 1.68% of the women screened. The programme offers biennial mammograms to healthy, asymptomatic women aged 50 to 69. The regional health minister visited the breast unit at Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre on 17 October. The government said it is working to extend the programme’s age range from 45 to 74; the statement describes this as work in progress, not an implemented expansion. The administration said up to 30% of users arranged their own appointments. ## Data ### Madrid screening programme detected 1,928 suspected breast malignancies in 2025 Methodology: 2025 screening results: 1,928 suspected malignancies, 1.68% of women screened. These are not confirmed diagnoses or population prevalence. The share is source-reported, not recalculated. | Programme and period | Suspected malignancy cases | Share of women screened | |---|---|---| | DEPRECAM, 2025 | 1928 | 1.68 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025/data/source-reported-details?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/madrid-breast-screening-detected-1928-suspected-cases-in-2025/data/source-reported-details?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Comunidad de Madrid]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-17) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)