V državnem presejalnem programu za raka dojk DORA do sedaj odkritih 86 rakov dojk

National population-based breast cancer screening program - DORA started two years ago. At the end of March 2008, first women from Ljubljana municipality got the invitation letter for screening mammography from DORA invitation office. First screening mammographies will be taken at the screening unit at the Institute of Oncology (OI). The program will slowly be spreading and, by establishing new screening units, it will cover the target population of the whole Slovenia. High-quality organized screening program is of essential importance for early detection of breast cancer and reduction of mortality due to this disease. The key elements of a highquality screening program include appropriate education and professional qualifications of personnel, primarily radiologists and radiological engineers, and also of other personnel participating in further diagnostics and treatment, as well as ensuring double reading of mammograms, interdisciplinary cooperation, appropriate technical quality of mammography machines, setting up an appropriate information system, monitoring and evaluation of program quality indicators. In addition, the target female population needs to be selected for screening mammography in an organized and systematic way. An appropriate response in this population must be achieved through the use of personal invitations and health education campaigns. By the end of July, 11,503 invitations to screening mammography were dispatched; 9,686 women responded to the invitation, thereby representing an attendance of 84.2 %. In the observed period, 86 breast cancer cases were detected. Program DORA meets all requirements by the European guidelines in quality control and treatment.