Irish Cancer Society welcomes 2040 date for cervical cancer elimination in Ireland

The Irish Cancer Society today welcomes the Minister for Health’s announcement that the target date for cervical cancer elimination in Ireland is 2040.

Amy Nolan, Director of Clinical Affairs at the Irish Cancer Society, said:

"In order to meet this target, it is important that children in first year of secondary school receive their HPV vaccination. It is also important that women continue to engage with the CervicalCheck programme, which helps to identify and monitor people with HPV to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer.

We encourage the Government to support this target in every way possible, including ensuring sufficient capacity in the CervicalCheck programme and supporting the uptake of the HPV vaccination programme."

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