Since October 1995, the Technical Cancer Screening Office of the Parc Taulí Health Corporation coordinates the Breast cancer early detection program in Vallès Occidental Est.
This program of the Department of Health, is aimed at women between 50 and 69 years old resident in the nine municipalities of the area of influence of the Hospital Parc Taulí de Sabadell (Badia del Vallès, Barberà del Vallès , Castellar del Vallès, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Polinyà, Ripollet, Sabadell Sant Llorenç Savall and Sentmenat).
The main goal of this program is to detect breast cancer in its initial phase, before it gives symptoms, when it is easier to treat and cure.
The program is aimed at women between 50 and 69 years of age and consists of performing a free mammogram every two years.