Wake-up call: Decline in global women’s cancer testing


KUALA LUMPUR: Hologic Inc has released its latest Global Women's Health Index in partnership with Gallup, revealing a decline in women's cancer testing globally.

For the first time, fewer women reported undergoing cancer screening, with only 10% of those surveyed worldwide having been tested for any type of cancer in the past year, a drop of two percentage points since the Index’s inception in 2021.

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