Cancer screening in Ireland
BowelScreen,[1] BreastCheck[2] and CervicalCheck[3] are cancer screening programmes organised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in the Republic of Ireland.
BowelScreen[edit | edit source]
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BowelScreen is the national bowel cancer screening programme.[1] It was launched in November 2012 by Minister for Health James Reilly, with the eventual aim of providing bi-annual screening to men and women aged 55–74.[4]
BreastCheck[edit | edit source]
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BreastCheck is the national breast cancer screening programme.[2] It was initially founded under Micheál Martin's tenure as Minister for Health and Children in October 2000 as a pilot in a limited number of health boards.[5][6][7] Over 70% of the women invited to take part in the screening in the first year, accepted.[5]
CervicalCheck[edit | edit source]
CervicalCheck is the national cervical screening programme.[8] It was launched in September 2008 as the public name of the National Cancer Screening Service.[9][10] In May 2008, then Chief Executive Officer Tony O'Brien dismissed claims that misdiagnoses would result from the use of US-based lab Quest Diagnostics.[10]
2018[edit | edit source]
On 26 April 2018 the HSE confirmed that 206 women developed cervical cancer after having a screening test which was subsequently deemed to be potentially inaccurate on lookback, once a woman presented with a confirmed diagnosis of Cervical Cancer and given the known limitations of screening using smear technology.[8] In May, HSE director-general Tony O’Brien took temporary leave of absence from the board of a US medical company amid renewed calls for him to stand aside from his position due to the ongoing controversy.[11] Tony O'Brien announced his resignation as director-general of the HSE with effect from close of business on 11 May.[12]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 O'Regan, Eilish, Breast and bowel tests now under scrutiny as public fear screening Full text, Irish Independent, 2 May 2018,
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McQuinn, Cormac, State Claims Agency dealing with four alleged misdiagnosis cases involving BreastCheck, TDs told Full text, Irish Independent, 10 May 2018,
- ↑ Power, Jack, ‘The doctor told me the smear results I got in 2013 were wrong’ Full text, , 1 May 2018,
- ↑ Cullen, Paul, Colorectal Screening for Cancer Introduced Full text, The Irish Times, 29 January 2013, (subscription required)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Healy, Alison, Screening for cancer taken up by 73% of women Full text, The Irish Times, 17 October 2004, (subscription required)
- ↑ Kelleher, Lynne, Ten-Minute Test That Could Save Your Life; Mobile Screening Units Join Battle to Beat Breast Cancer Full text, Irish Daily Mirror, 30 March 1999, (subscription required)
- ↑ Clarkson, Paul, Disease Kills 700 Irish Women Each Year Full text, Irish Daily Mirror, 19 April 2001, (subscription required)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 , Smear test scandal: 206 women develop cancer after all-clear Full text, Irish Independent, 27 April 2018,
- ↑ Vousden, Petrina, Cancer Screen Test Flop Full text, Irish Daily Mail, 3 September 2008, (subscription required)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 , Smear fears Full text, the Irish Times, 20 May 2008,
- ↑ , HSE chief Tony O’Brien to take leave of absence from US board Full text, Irish Times, 3 May 2015,
- ↑ HSE boss Tony O’Brien steps down in wake of CervicalCheck scandal Full text, , 10 May 2018,
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