‘I’m living proof it is possible to beat cancer’: GAA clubs help detect cancer for 40 people

Con Shanahan says: 'When I was younger and I heard lung cancer mentioned I’d think ‘How long have they got?’ It was feared. The word ‘cured’ wasn’t in my vocabulary'

Con Shanahan said: 'I’m really grateful that my cancer was detected early through the Lung Health Check'. 

A Limerick man among 40 people whose lung cancer was identified in a “life-saving” pilot project run in GAA clubs has joined calls for a national screening programme.

In Ireland, 60% of lung cancers are only found at a late stage when there is a lower chance of surviving.