Dr. Nóirín Russell:

The supporting of screening means rebuilding trust and encouraging women to attend. All of us attending today have that responsibility. The support of screening also means acknowledging that not every cancer will be detected. That means that in every screening programme in Ireland and the world over, there will be people who have a negative screening test and who will go on to develop cancer. That is part of the societal commitment to screening that we need to discuss, acknowledge and move forward with in Ireland.