The new law will come into effect next year.
The law allows the use of genetic data in healthcare. Genetic data helps detect breast cancer.
Women will receive invitations for breast cancer screening. The screening starts at age 40. Previously, it started at age 50.
The Health Insurance Fund manages this system. A woman receives an invitation by mail. She must be 40 years old or older.
If the woman is not a gene donor, she goes to the hospital. The test is performed at the hospital.
If the woman is a gene donor, she goes to the health portal. There, she gives her consent.
If the breast cancer risk is high, the woman undergoes screening more frequently. If the risk is low, she receives a new invitation at age 50.
The new system is good.
Genetic data helps detect diseases better.
If a woman does not want to be screened at age 40, she can wait until age 50.
Breast cancer is not inherited from parents.