Study calls for cervical screening programme
A study commissioned by the health boards is believed to recommend a national cervical screening programme be provided for Irish women as a matter of urgency.
Reports today said the study found existing screening was inadequate and had failed to achieve a significant reduction in the incidence of cervical cancer and the number of women who die from the condition.
The study, conducted by a Scottish-based expert, found that Ireland’s “invasive cervical cancer” rate was one of the highest in western Europe.
In order to address the matter, it recommended women aged between 25 and 35 years should be screened every three years and subsequently every five years up to the age of 60.
