BreastCheck screenings fell by more than two-thirds in 2020
Covid-19 impact: Just 56,000 screened last year compared to more than 170,000 in 2019
How have breast cancer patients been impacted by Covid-19 pandemic?
Irish Cancer Society says 450 cancers, 1,600 pre-cancers have gone undetected during lockdown
BreastCheck unit in Cork received three solicitors’ letters in recent weeks
Lawyers criticise comments by breast screening chief over spiralling legal costs
Government seeks to reassure women over BreastCheck’s future
Programme has saved lives, is performing well and will continue to do so, says Coveney
Screening for breast cancer saves lives
New research suggests the Government must also speed up the planned extension of BreastCheck to include women aged 65 to 69
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