Putting equity at the heart of cancer screening: Ireland’s approach
Putting equity at the heart of cancer screening Ireland’s approach HSE National Screening Service Ireland’s HSE National Screening Service is taking action to make cancer screening more equitable – for everyone. Through our Choose Screening strategy, a dedicated Equity Framework and Equity Action Plan, Ireland is embedding equity in all aspects of its breast, cervical […]
BreastCheck: Saving lives and advancing breast cancer screening in Ireland for 25 years
BreastCheck Saving lives and advancing breast cancer screening in Ireland for 25 years Launched in February 2000, BreastCheck is Ireland’s free national breast screening programme and is part of the HSE’s National Screening Service. The programme was set up to reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer in Ireland. At that time, the number […]
Bowel cancer screening: Ireland’s approach to improving uptake and supporting people to choose screening
Bowel cancer screening Ireland’s approach to improving uptake and supporting people to choose screening BowelScreen is Ireland’s free national bowel screening programme and is part of the HSE’s National Screening Service. BowelScreen test We use a free home-test kit known as a faecal immunochemical test, or FIT kit, to screen for bowel cancer. We invite […]
Supporting partnership, excellence and equity in cervical screening
Supporting partnership, excellence and equity in cervical screening The role of Ireland’s CervicalCheck Screening Training Unit The role of Ireland’s CervicalCheck Screening Training Unit CervicalCheck’s Screening Training Unit (STU) is a cornerstone of Ireland’s national cervical screening programme. By providing education, training and support to healthcare professionals – from novice to experienced sample takers – […]
Partnership, equity and a shared vision: Ireland’s progress towards cervical cancer elimination
Partnership, equity and a shared vision Ireland’s progress towards cervical cancer elimination Cervical Cancer Elimination By 2040, Ireland aims to make cervical cancer rare in every community. Ireland’s experience offers an example of how coordinated national action, partnership, community engagement and system-wide collaboration can turn global goals into local progress. A clear national commitment Ireland […]
WP8:Building the Evidence Base for Equitable Lung Cancer Screening
EUCanScreen Work Package 8 (Task 8.5) Building the Evidence Base for Equitable Lung Cancer Screening PRiCAN Team The PRiCAN team at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is addressing a challenge facing health systems across Europe: how do we ensure lung cancer screening programmes reach those who need them most? Through EUCanScreen, we […]
WP7 Standardisation of definitions, measurements and reporting of interval cancer rates
EUCanScreen Work Package 7 (Task 7.2) Standardisation of definitions, measurements and reporting of interval cancer rates Collaboration As one of the key features of Ireland’s involvement in the EUCanScreen project, the Department of Health (DoH) is leading on an innovative piece of work in collaboration with the Irish National Screening Service (NSS) and experts from […]
WP4:Co-Creating Sustainable Cancer Screening Across Europe
EUCanScreen Work Package 4 Co-Creating Sustainable Cancer Screening Across Europe Overview EUCanScreen WP4 focuses on enhancing the sustainable implementation of organised, population-based cancer screening programmes in Europe. It develops practical tools, governance models, and networks that support long-term, sustainable screening across Europe. Ireland, in partnership with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), contributes to […]
Ireland Showcases EUCanScreen: Advancing Equity in Cancer Screening
Ireland Showcases EUCanScreen Advancing Equity in Cancer Screening Minister for Health, Jennifer Carrol MacNeill TD Ireland is delighted to present the EUCanScreen project, in its capacity as the spotlight country during the month of December, 2025. The goal of EUCanScreen is to coordinate research initiatives on population-based cancer screening programmes in Europe. To that end, […]
IARC awarded major grant to continue study of increasing incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer
IARC awarded major grant to continue study of increasing incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer A significant ERC Synergy Grant funds new research into gut bacteria and early-onset colorectal cancer and its global implications Major Grant IARC in partnership with the Wellcome Sanger Institute (UK), secured a major European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant to investigate […]