Seven days of waiting: an Euronews journalist describes the journey from mammogram to biopsy result
Euronews correspondent Monica Pinna described the week she spent waiting for biopsy results after a suspicious area was found on a breast ultrasound. The cancer diagnosis was not confirmed, but her experience became an occasion to examine how the pathway from screening to diagnosis works in Europe: unequal access to examinations, waiting times ranging from 8 days in Denmark to 32 in Romania, and a shortage of psychological support for cancer patients. Euronews correspondent Monica Pinna described the week she spent waiting for biopsy results after a suspicious area was found during a breast ultrasound. The diagnosis was not confirmed, but her experience became an occasion to examine how the pathway from screening to diagnosis works in Europe: unequal access to examinations, waiting times ranging from 8 days in Denmark to 32 in Romania, and a shortage of psychological support for cancer patients.
Bekzod Nazarov