BreastCheck misses screening target for second year

HSE under pressure amid 'collapse' in number of women being screened for breast cancer

BreastCheck, the countrywide screening service for women aged between 50 and 69, missed its target of 195,000 screenings in 2024 by just under 30%

BreastCheck programme missed targets for last two years

HSE says cancer-screening service is impacted by global shortage of radiology staff

HSE BreastCheck misses screening targets for second year

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BreastCheck misses screening target for second year

The HSE's BreastCheck national screening service has missed its screening targets for two years in a row, according to new figures.

Missed BreastCheck target puts thousands at risk

The Irish Cancer Society has warned that missed BreastCheck targets for the second year in a row could lead to […]

'Alarm' as BreastCheck misses screening targets by thousands

The HSE’s BreastCheck programme has missed its breast cancer screening targets by tens of thousands, it has emerged. Last year’s goal was to screen 195,000 women for breast cancer, but only 137,000 checks were carried out, a shortfall of 30%. Targets for 2023 were missed by almost 20,000, according to figures released to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín. The head of the Irish Cancer Society, Averil Power, told RTÉ that the charity was seriously ‘alar…