HSE apologise and reveal 1,482 of 3,000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer since 2008 have been audited

Latest: The HSE have released a statement reiterating its deepest apologies to women for any worry caused by the CervicalCheck debacle.

Tue, 01 May, 2018 - 22:08

Update - 9.08pm: The HSE have released a statement reiterating its deepest apologies to women for any worry caused by the CervicalCheck debacle.

They have revealed that around 3,000 women in Ireland have been diagnosed with cervical cancer in the past 10 years, and CervicalCheck carried out an audit of 1,482 previous cervical screening tests on those women.

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