Cancer scandal: Emails reveal uncertainty in Phelan case
Emails show department queried screening service’s view of Limerick woman’s action
GPs cautioned that repeat smear tests ‘not clinically indicated’
HSE will provide tests to combat ‘worry’, assessing GP-service impact after three months
HSE officer regrets not checking if women were told of false tests
Dr Colm Henry said he took assurances that patients were being informed ‘at face value’
Nurses’ organisation critical of HSE over cervical smear testing
INMO says nurses should have been given accurate information to reassure women
‘Considerable number of cases’ not covered by CervicalCheck audit
Harris tells Dáil many smear tests not included in sample which revealed 208 false negatives
Redacted text of note Harris received about Phelan case
Department releases document sent to Minister on April 16th informing him of issue
No ovarian cancer screening planned despite test data - NCCP
Study lasting 14 years suggests yearly test could prevent 15 deaths in every 10,000
HSE takes steps to minimise chemotherapy delays
Shortage of necessary drugs has hampered treatment for hundreds of cancer patients
Ireland’s ‘cancer boom’: what’s gone wrong?
We’re getting better at treating cancer, with survival rates growing all the time. So why is the incidence of the disease expected to double by 2040?
Irish Cancer Society urges more support as disease incidence set to rise
Incidence of cancer in Ireland predicted to double by 2040
Varadkar to announce new national cancer strategy
Report on implementation of cancer reforms to be launched today
HSE unveils advisory group on medical card eligibility
Team tasked with developing ‘more compassionate apporach’ to awarding cards
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