The adventure of his sister’s health, Katerinawho was diagnosed with breast cancer, the Prime Minister said in a Facebook post. Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

As he states, among other things, “my family problem is designed to connect a difficult human moment with public policy.” The Prime Minister notes that the tumor was detected at an early stage on his sister’s preventive mammography, while sending a message about the importance of preventive examinations, urging women aged 50 to 69 to take advantage of free mammograms. through the Fofi Gennimata program.

“Today I will share with you my family problem, because you need to connect a difficult human moment with public policy. Unfortunately, a few days ago my sister Katerina was diagnosed with breast cancer. However, fortunately, the tumor was detected at an early stage of prophylactic mammography.

Now the big adventure begins. Katerina had her first chemotherapy the day before yesterday. She met the unpleasant news with her usual calmness and optimism.

And she has every reason to be optimistic, because she discovered a malignant tumor at an early stage. Science has made great strides in the treatment of breast cancer, and excellent cancer care is provided in our country. In addition, this is confirmed by tens of thousands of Greek women who emerged victorious from this battle.

I know that every medical examination causes us fear or hesitation. But it is necessary. In fact, for all women between the ages of 50 and 69, the state offers free mammograms through the Fofi Gennimata program. Take advantage of it!

In recent months, we have already detected more than 3,000 cases of early stage breast cancer with a very good treatment prognosis. One of them is Katherine…