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Mattarella says money and geography must not determine cancer care

Italy's president defends universal access to screening and treatment in a bulletin also covering economic pressures, death investigations and restoration at Pompeii.

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Italian News in English - (28/10/2026)

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0:08Confartigianato calls for growth-focused policy, highlighting economic losses, taxes and energy costs; Meloni addresses the assembly.
1:24The report recounts police body-camera remarks concerning Abdel Rahim Fakir, who died after his Bologna arrest.
2:12Florence prosecutors are examining whether bank communications chief David Rossi was murdered, the bulletin reports.
2:54Mattarella says regional inequality and financial hardship must not block access to cancer screening and treatment.
3:53Restoration at Pompeii's House of Marcus Fabius Rufus includes conservation of frescoes, supported by a German donor.
5:45Tennis reportedly surpasses soccer in federation membership; Serie A recaps follow at 06:20.

Sergio Mattarella says regional inequalities and financial hardship must not prevent people in Italy from receiving cancer screening and treatment.

Speaking at the Quirinale Palace during an event marking Cancer Research Days, Italy's president emphasizes both research and a universal healthcare system. "We cannot accept regional inequalities that limit access to screening and healthcare services in some parts of the country," he says in the broadcast's English translation.

"Nor can we accept financial hardship becoming a barrier to treatment or preventing people from receiving it altogether." He also stresses the importance of early diagnosis in fighting cancer.

The address appears in Italy's Rai News 24 bulletin, "Italian News in English - (28/10/2026)," which moves from the pressures facing small businesses to criminal investigations, archaeological conservation and sport.

Its opening report covers the annual assembly of Confartigianato, the association representing craftspeople and small enterprises. President Marco Granelli calls for growth to return to the center of economic policy. The association says Italy's economy lost more than €296 billion between 2022 and 2026, while highlighting taxes and energy costs. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses the gathering about the budget law and protections for craft enterprises.

The bulletin then reports on police body-camera audio from the July arrest of Abdel Rahim Fakir in Bologna, who subsequently died. It describes officers making callous remarks about the possibility of his death.

A separate report concerns David Rossi, the former communications chief at Monte dei Paschi di Siena, who died in 2013. According to the broadcast, Florence's anti-mafia prosecutors are examining whether he was murdered and whether the Calabrian mafia, the 'Ndrangheta, was involved. These are possibilities under investigation, not established findings.

At Pompeii, restoration begins on the multilevel House of Marcus Fabius Rufus with support from German donor Frank Haffner. Archaeological park director Gabriel Zuchtriegel and works director Teresa Argento explain the building and the conservation of its frescoes.

The closing sports segment reports that tennis has surpassed soccer in registered federation members in Italy, before recapping Serie A wins for Lazio, Roma and Como.