Event: BreastCheck

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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BreastCheck concerns being monitored

The Government is monitoring concerns that the future of breast cancer screening could be at risk over legal actions and say that medical litigation in Ireland is currently being reviewed.

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CervicalCheck debacle: Men’s regrets as women suffer

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Varadkar delivers on BreastCheck pledge

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Missing a breast scan may have impact on tumour size

BreastCheck screening - Why not save under-50s?

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BreastCheck: Advance schedules see women delay tests

BreastCheck delay a ‘time bomb’, says TD

LIMERICK is facing another health scandal, it was claimed yesterday.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2008

Limerick TD declares breast cancer services ‘a time-bomb’

A FINE Gael TD yesterday warned that Limerick is facing another cancer scandal.

Tue, 20 May, 2008

Campaigner launches online cancer petition

A LONG-TIME cancer services campaigner has begun an online petition which he hopes will spur the Government into action.

Tue, 31 Oct, 2006

BreastCheck delays - Cancer leaves no room for complacency

The presence of actress Liz Hurley to publicise the funding of cancer research by Estée Lauder provided a photo op for the advertisers, but it also highlighted a great failing of our health service in providing proper breast cancer screening for around half the women in the most vulnerable age group in this country.

Tue, 10 Oct, 2006

Screening delays ‘putting lives at risk’

WOMEN’S lives in Waterford have been put at risk because long-awaited cancer screening services are not being delivered on time, a Labour councillor claims.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2005

Campaigners demand extension to cancer screening

Thousands of people in the West of Ireland signed a petition today demanding a breast cancer screening service be rolled out country wide.

Sat, 21 May, 2005

Breast cancer screening delay ‘will kill 100 women’ in the west

BREAST cancer will kill at least 100 more women in the west of Ireland before screening services are available there, it was claimed yesterday by Fianna Fáil Senator Margaret Cox.

Sat, 21 May, 2005

Government under fire over BreastCheck delay

A BREAST cancer survivor has accused the Government of discriminating against women in Munster by delaying the rollout of the national screening programme, BreastCheck, until 2007.

Thu, 12 May, 2005

Breast cancer screening move to save lives

Catherine Shanahan

Fri, 06 May, 2005

BreastCheck funds challenge

FOR several years now Europa Donna Ireland — the Irish Breast Cancer Campaign — has been seeking the extension of the BreastCheck screening programme to the whole of Ireland and to women up to the age of 69 (rather than 64 as at present).

Wed, 23 Feb, 2005

Speed up rollout of breast screening, urges cancer society

CANCER campaigners have called on the Government to speed up the countrywide extension of the BreastCheck breast cancer screening service and to include older women in the programme.

Tue, 14 Sep, 2004

Breast cancer screening facilities to go nationwide by 2005

BREAST cancer screening will be in place for women in Carlow, Kilkenny and Waterford by next year and for women nationwide by the end of 2005.

Wed, 10 Sep, 2003

More for cattle than breast cancer

THE Government spends 20 times more combating disease among farm animals than tackling breast cancer among women, it emerged yesterday.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2003

Cancer cases on the rise, says group

EVERY half an hour someone somewhere in Ireland is diagnosed with cancer.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2003

BreastCheck funds shortage could lead to loss of lives

THE lives of hundreds of Irish women could be at risk if the Government fails to provide funding for the planned extension of BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme, according to cancer support groups.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2002

Cutbacks may delay extension of breast screening programme

FEARS have been raised that cutbacks in health budgets will delay the planned nationwide extension of the national breast screening programme, BreastCheck, next year.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2002