Organisation: BowelScreen

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Dr. Donal Sheehan, consultant gastroenterologist, Mercy University Hospital, Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane.</p>

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Working Life: April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month — learn how to reduce your bowel cancer risk

Dónal Sheehan is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Mercy University Hospital, Cork

<p> The budget saw the expansion of free contraception to women aged between 16 and 30, although concerns continue regarding ease of access. File Picture</p>

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Niamh Griffin: Health budget focused on shortfalls in care for women

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Examine Yourself: The warning signs and how to reduce risk of bowel cancer

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2,800 will be diagnosed with bowel cancer this year

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Fewer than 40% of those eligible avail of free bowel screen

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Doctor continued working despite concerns

Here is what the Govt’s new cancer strategy means for cancer patients over the next 10 years

The new cancer strategy has been unveiled, in a bid to reduce cancer rates in the next 10 years.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2017

Low uptake for free BowelScreen service

Bowel cancer rates for men are double that of women yet fewer men than women are using the free detection service, it has emerged.

Wed, 26 Apr, 2017

Cancer society ‘full confidence’ in state bowel screen service

The Irish Cancer Society says it has full confidence in the National Bowel Screening Programme and urges people to use the life-saving service.

Fri, 20 Jan, 2017

Missed cancers in Wexford prompt changes for endoscopies

HSE review of BowelScreen service at Wexford General Hospital results in 10 recommendations.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2017

Cancer survivor ‘grateful for bowel screen’

When Tom O’Keeffe got a letter in the post in April last year offering a free bowel screen, he thought “I’ll fly through this”.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

Low uptake of bowel cancer screening and late diagnosis ‘creating risk’

Late diagnosis of bowel cancer is likely to continue because of the low uptake of a simple home test, it has emerged.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2016

Screening detects 200 bowel cancer cases

Almost 200 cases of bowel cancer have been detected by the HSE’s BowelScreen programme since it was launched in early 2013, early figures to be released today will show.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2014

Study: Early bowel cancer screening test could halve deaths

The number of people dying from one of Ireland’s most common cancers could be cut in half as a direct result of a groundbreaking early screening test.

Wed, 27 Nov, 2013

Half of cervical smears analysed in US

Half of all cervical smears are still being sent to the US for analysis even though a Dublin laboratory has the capacity to process them all in Ireland.

Mon, 22 Apr, 2013