Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 February 2003

Cancer Screening Programme: Motion.

 

The developments I have outlined describe an overall framework through which cancer services can be developed and provided in the most co-ordinated and effective manner. I am pleased I had the opportunity to outline the substantial developments that have taken place in cancer services in respect of which we have made substantial progress across a broad range. We are evaluating the national cancer strategy with a view to formulating a new strategy for the next five years which the national cancer forum is undertaking in consultation with the Department. It is important to bring all services along together to make sure women who present with symptomatic breast cancer have as rapid access to quality of care as those involved in the screening programme. That is the reason we have put so much emphasis, particularly in the last two years, on investment in symptomatic breast cancer facilities and appointed the relevant consultants and so on.

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