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Decoding Cancer Event: The HPV Vaccine - warts and all

The Irish Cancer Society are pleased to announce their upcoming Decoding Cancer public talk: The HPV Vaccine - warts and all. There are two events, Galway Aug, 23 and Cork, Aug 24. The events are free but please register your attendance in advance.

Number of girls getting HPV vaccine jab plummets by 9,000

The number of schoolgirls getting the jab to reduce the risk of cervical cancer plummeted by over 9,000 in the last school year following a safety scare.

European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) and CervicalCheck launch the Pearl of Wisdom campaign to encourage women to have free regular smear tests.

CervicalCheck publishes 2013-2014 report

CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme has published screening statistics for the programme’s sixth year of operation.

Extension of HPV testing as part of CervicalCheck

From May 2015, women whose smear test shows low grade cell changes will also have a HPV test carried out on the sample. The introduction of HPV testing will help to remove the need for more frequent smear tests for many of these women and will lead to earlier investigation for other women.

For World Cancer Day, when is your next CervicalCheck smear test due?

For World Cancer Day the National Screening Service encourages participation in their population-based screening programmes.

Simple steps for a happy smear test

It's European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week - wear or share a free Pearl of Wisdom

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Is cuid den Rannóg Sláinte agus Folláine i bhFeidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte í an tSeirbhís Náisiúnta Scagthástála. Cuimsíonn sí BreastCheck – An Clár Náisiúnta Scagthástála Cíoch, CervicalCheck – An Clár Náisiúnta Scagthástála Ceirbheacs, BowelScreen – An Clár Náisiúnta Scagthástála Putóige agus Diabetic RetinaScreen – An Clár Náisiúnta Scagthástála Reitiní do Dhiaibéitigh.

The National Screening Service is part of the Health and Wellbeing Division of the Health Service Executive. It encompasses BreastCheck – The National Breast Screening Programme, CervicalCheck – The National Cervical Screening Programme, BowelScreen – The National Bowel Screening Programme and Diabetic RetinaScreen – The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme.