European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

Published: Wednesday, January 19, 2011

European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is taking place between 23-29 January 2011.
The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness about how cervical cancer can be prevented and to encourage women to avail of a free cervical screen funded by the National Cervical Cancer Screening Service, CervicalCheck.
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Irish women under 44, with over 90 lives lost to the disease every year and 304 new cases diagnosed in 2009.
Now that Ireland has a free cervical screening programme in place and a free school-based vaccination programme, we are in a position to almost eliminate cervical cancer in a generation.
During the week we are calling on women to pass on the good news about regular cervical screening, which can save lives by detecting any abnormalities at an early stage.
The Prevention Week is organised by the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) with the support of CervicalCheck. The IFPA will be distributing 22,000 Pearl of Wisdom badges and information leaflets to women around the country. The Pearl of Wisdom is the international emblem of cervical cancer prevention.

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