Situation at June 2002 |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Name of the project or programme | Breastcheck |
| Set-up policies in general: | |
| Start of screening activities: | April 2000 - first phase |
| Organisation of screening activities (centralised/decentralised): |
Centralised. |
| Number of screening programmes: | 1 |
| Target population: | 140.000, 50-64 years |
| Coverage: at regional level (%) | 95 % |
| Participation: at regional level (%) | 73 % |
| Set-up policies in detail | |
| Screening interval: (yrs) | 2 years |
| Mammographic views: Initial screening | Two views |
| Subsequent screening | Two views |
| Double reading % of all mammograms | 100 % |
| Percentage of invasive cancers detected under 10mm | 25.5 % |
| Percentage of invasive cancers detected without lymph nodes involvement |
85 % |
| Detection rate of in-situ cancers | 21 % |
| Detection rate of invasive cancers total cancer | 79 % |
| Future plans | |
| Expansion of the screening activities | 2nd phase - 280.000 |
| Accreditation / certification activities? | Pre-certification visit by EUREF, February 2002 |
| Link to home page screening activities www: | www.nbsp.ie |
| Name of the authors: | |
| For more information on screening activities in Ireland you can contact: |
Dr. Fidelma Flanagan MD, fidelma.flanagan@nbsp.ie Lead radiologists Dr. Anne O'Doherty Ann.odoherty@nbsp.ie Clinical directors |