Breast cancer screening move to save lives

Catherine Shanahan

Breast cancer screening move to save lives
Fri, 06 May, 2005 - 01:00

Two years after former Health Minister Micheál Martin announced the extension of the national screening programme to the south and west, the Government approved putting the project to tender.

Professor of surgery at University College Hospital Galway (UCHG), Prof Michael Kerin, said it was "extremely important" not to lose any more time in rolling out BreastCheck.

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CourtsHealthPlace: All-IrelandPlace: CorkPlace: GalwayPerson: Catherine ShanahanPerson: Health MinisterPerson: Micheál MartinPerson: Michael KerinPerson: Seamus O'ReillyPerson: O'ReillyPerson: KerinPerson: DirectorPerson: DrPerson: Harry ComberPerson: Tony O'BrienPerson: MartinPerson: Chief ExecutivePerson: John McCormackPerson: O'BrienPerson: TánaistePerson: Health Minister Mary HarneyEvent: BreastCheckOrganisation: University College Hospital GalwayOrganisation: UCHGOrganisation: Cork University HospitalOrganisation: CUHOrganisation: National Cancer RegistryOrganisation: NCROrganisation: BreastCheckOrganisation: of the European CommunitiesOrganisation: Irish Cancer SocietyOrganisation: Breast Cancer
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