The purpose of screening is early cancer detection, to make the cancer easier to treat and extending life expectancy. In 2019, cancer was the second leading...
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CervicalCheck are cancer screening programmes organised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland. BowelScreen is the national bowel cancer screening programme...
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Prostate cancer screening is the screening process used to detect undiagnosed prostate cancer in men without signs or symptoms. When abnormal prostate...
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Breast cancer screening is the medical screening of asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer in an attempt to achieve an earlier diagnosis...
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Mammography (redirect from Breast screening)
examine the human breast for diagnosis and screening. The goal of mammography is the early detection of breast cancer, typically through detection of characteristic...
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The CervicalCheck cancer scandal first emerged in 2018 and involved several women in Ireland suing the Health Service Executive (HSE) after they received...
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Human papillomavirus infection (category Cervical cancer)
abnormal cells that may develop into cancer. Screening allows for early treatment, which results in better outcomes. Screening has reduced both the number of...
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instability (MSI) testing. In the US, professional societies recommend testing every colon cancer for MSI or IHC as screening for Lynch syndrome, but this...
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et al. (March 2016). "Ovarian cancer screening and mortality in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a randomised controlled...
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February 2012). "Colonoscopy versus Fecal Immunochemical Testing in Colorectal-Cancer Screening". New England Journal of Medicine. 366 (8). Massachusetts Medical...
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receive regular endoscopic screening for the early signs of cancer. Because the benefit of screening for adenocarcinoma in people without symptoms is...
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HPV vaccine (redirect from Vaccine against cervical cancer)
health measure against cervical cancer, particularly in resource-constrained settings.: 666 Cervical cancer screening is still required following vaccination...
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precancerous cell changes. Without proper screening and management, these cells can develop into cancers, such as vaginal, cervical, and vulvar. Still...
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Tony Holohan (category Health in the Republic of Ireland)
the CervicalCheck cancer scandal and the COVID-19 pandemic. He became a prominent figure during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland, when he chaired the...
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Movember (category Cancer organisations based in Australia)
health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression, in Australia and New Zealand. In 2007, events were launched in Ireland, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark...
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Aidan Quinn (category American people of Irish descent)
for the Boys" campaign about testicular cancer awareness. In 2010, Quinn attended a premiere benefit screening of A Shine of Rainbows for the International...
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Alcoholism in Ireland is a significant public health problem. In 2021, 70% of Irish men and 34% of Irish women aged 15+ were considered to be hazardous...
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Genetic counseling (section Hereditary cancer genetics)
saliva sample, to evaluate for hereditary cancer risk. Personalized medical management and cancer screening recommendations can be provided based on results...
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Living Proof (2008 film) (category Films about cancer in the United States)
directed by Dan Ireland. The film stars Harry Connick Jr. as Dr. Dennis Slamon, a doctor attempting to find a cure for breast cancer. Paula Cale, Angie...
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Programme NHS Cancer Screening Programmes NHS Improvement Pharmaceutical Oncology Initiative Cancer in the United Kingdom National Cancer Intelligence...
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cancer fighter". alumnimagazine.osu.edu. 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-06-04. Ludlow, Kurt (2023-02-27). "Calls renewed for prostate cancer screening following...
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Maeve Hillery (category Spouses of presidents of Ireland)
Ireland's first mobile breast cancer screening unit. Maume, Patrick (2014). "Hillery, Patrick John". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 15 June 2022...
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Million Women Study (category Medical imaging in the United Kingdom)
cohort study of women aged 50 and over invited to routine breast cancer screening in the UK. Between 1996 and 2001, women were invited to join the Million...
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The UK National Screening Committee co-ordinates the screening of people for medical conditions within the United Kingdom. The committee advises ministers...
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Susan Bewley (category Irish women health professionals)
distortions in previous breast cancer screening leaflets. By sending an open letter to the BMJ, Bewley caused a national review into breast cancer screening. This...
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Public Health Wales (category Public health in the United Kingdom)
manage, monitor, evaluate and conduct research into screening of health conditions and screening of health related matters. For 2018/19 Public Health...
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Moyna Macgill (category Deaths from esophageal cancer in California)
1975) was a Scots-Irish actress from Belfast and the mother of actress Angela Lansbury and producers Edgar and Bruce Lansbury. In 2020, she was listed...
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in Guildford, England. He developed a sub-speciality interest in breast surgery and was one of the pioneers in the UK of screening for breast cancer....
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stage of cancer By determining the stage of cancer, it's possible to give a prognosis and treatment plan. Screening for cancers No screening test is wholly...
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Fionnuala Sherry (category Irish women violinists)
diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine screening, leading to the cancellation of a worldwide tour. An aggressive tumour was removed in the course of...
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