Almost 1,000 cancers detected as record numbers attend BreastCheck mammograms

The highest recorded number of women have been screened for breast cancer in Ireland.

More than 145,000 received a mammogram under the HSE’s national screening service BreastCheck, according to the programme’s latest statistics for 2015-2016.

This record uptake saw 986 cancers detected, which represents the highest number of diagnosed cases since the free service was rolled out in 2000.