Written answers
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Department of Health
Cancer Screening Programmes
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been invited to take part in BowelScreen since the programme began in 2012, in tabular form; the number of persons that have taken part; the number of incidences of bowel cancer detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21799/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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BowelScreen, the National Bowel Screening Programme offers free bowel screening to men and women aged 60-69. The number of clients within this target cohort that have been invited to take part in BowelScreen since it began in 2012, the number of clients who consented to participate in the programme, the number of clients who carried out screening with a home test, and the number of cancers detected are outlined in the table.
| - | 2012/13 | 2014 | 2015 | - | - | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Overall | Overall | Overall | New Invitees | Previous Invitees | Overall |
| No. persons invited to take part in BowelScreen | 59,684 | 205,899 | 223,045 | 247,292 | 33,197 | 280,489 |
| No. persons that have consented to participate in BowelScreen Programme | 27,164 | 87,595 | 92,494 | 86,760 | 28,452 | 115,212 |
| No. persons that have carried out screening home test and returned to BowelScreen | 25,775 | 83,228 | 87,437 | 81,387 | 27,971 | 109,358 |
| No. of clients with bowel cancer detected | 98 | 239 | 184 | - | - | N/A |
Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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448. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons within the target cohort, that is women and men aged 60 to 69 years of age, that have been invited to take part in BowelScreen since the programme began in 2012, in tabular form. [21800/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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BowelScreen, the National Bowel Screening Programme offers free bowel screening to men and women aged 60-69. The number of clients within this target cohort that have been invited to take part in BowelScreen since it began in 2012 is outlined in the table.
| Invitees | 2012/12 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of eligible men and women aged 60-69 invited to BowelScreen | 59,658 | 170,294 | 220,500 | 279,466 (Initial 246,588) (Subsequent 32,878)** |
*Provisional figures for 2016.
** 32,878 clients who had previously participated were re-invited for a subsequent screening in 2016.
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