A bill for full reimbursement of breast cancer-related care was adopted by deputies in committee.
- Breast cancer is the leading female cancer, ahead of colorectal cancer and lung cancer.
- In committee, deputies adopted a bill aimed at fully covering breast cancer care.
- If this measure is applied, so-called supportive care, such as hair prostheses, may also be reimbursed.
A breakthrough for women’s health. This Wednesday, May 22, the deputies voted, in committee at the National Assembly, a bill for the comprehensive management of care related to breast cancer.
A measure aimed at reimbursing “supportive” care
This bill was presented by the Democratic and Republican Left (GDR) group, and aims to reimburse “all care”, including so-called “supportive” care, for breast cancer. This means that hair prostheses of all categories as well as the renewal of breast prostheses can be covered. “It’s a victory for the 700,000 women suffering from breast cancer”underlined the rapporteur Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF).
Listed on the agenda of the communist parliamentary niche, which will take place on May 30, this bill may not be voted on that day due to a lack of time. In this case, the text could “find your place in the transpartisan law”indicated the communist leader during the commission. “Thank you for highlighting this issue”, also declared Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq, president of the Social Affairs Committee (Renaissance). This measure must be approved by senators and deputies to be implemented.
Breast cancer: the first incident cancer in women
This legislative step represents an important issue. Indeed, breast cancer is the first incident female cancer in women, “clearly ahead of colon-rectal cancer and lung cancer”according to the National Cancer Institute. In 2023, nearly 61,214 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in mainland France. “Its incidence and mortality, however, decrease from year to year (…) Detected early, it is a cancer with a good prognosis, whose survival rate remains stable (87%)”however reassured the institution.
