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20/01/2014
Women Urged To Take Free Cervical Cancer Tests
Woman aged 25 to 60 have been urged to take advantage of free smear tests as part of the European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week.
Launching its Pearls of Wisdom campaign, the Irish Family Planning Association said that women should take the test in an effort to prevent and fight cervical cancer.
Some 20,000 pins and leaflets have been distributed to pharmacists, occupational health nurses and other health promotion networks.
It is understood that some 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, with more than 90 women dying from the disease annually.
(MH/CD)
Launching its Pearls of Wisdom campaign, the Irish Family Planning Association said that women should take the test in an effort to prevent and fight cervical cancer.
Some 20,000 pins and leaflets have been distributed to pharmacists, occupational health nurses and other health promotion networks.
It is understood that some 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, with more than 90 women dying from the disease annually.
(MH/CD)
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CervicalCheck In Need Of 'Root And Branch Reform'
Ireland's CervicalCheck is in need of "root and branch reform" in light of the MacCraith Report. Speaking this morning on foot of reports that CervicalCheck sent letters with incorrect smear test results to 400 women, Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Louise O'Reilly TD, said that the situation was "almost surreal".
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