40% of young women never performed a breast check

TWO out of every five young women have never performed a breast check, despite Ireland having the world’s seventh highest breast cancer rate.

A new survey by Breast Cancer Ireland and insurer Aviva Health to mark the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which runs throughout October, has found that a significant number of women aged 18-24 are still ignoring ways to protect their health.

According to the study, based on 505 random phone interviews for this specific age group which were conducted by Red C between September 5-7, 39% of women have never checked for lumps.