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Mon 03 Mar 2003Cancer treatment
The announcement last week by the Minister for Health, Mr Martin, that Breastcheck - the national breast cancer screening programme - is to be extended to all areas is most welcome
It represents a commitment to end the geographic inequalities that have blighted an otherwise successful initiative aimed at saving women's lives. To date, screening has been offered to over 100,000 women in the east and midlands. Up to 500 breast cancers have been detected. Women in Munster, Connacht and Ulster can now look forward to equal access to Breastcheck in two years.
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