'Silence equals invisibility': Cork cancer survivor urges people to take screening tests

Concern is growing about gaps in uptake of cancer screening with only half of people getting a BowelScreen home-testing kit returning them

'I may be positive but I’m never negative,' says William Kennedy. As a long-time HIV activist and more recent cancer survivor William campaigns for public awareness and is currently involved as a volunteer with the HSE’s new bowel screening programme. Picture: Chani Anderson

Silence equals invisibility for patients, according to a Cork cancer survivor involved in a project to improve cancer screening, as he urged people to speak up about things that are wrong instead of walking away.

Concern is growing about gaps in uptake with only half of people getting a BowelScreen home-testing kit returning them, for example.