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WHO in review of Irish cancer screening amid concerns that litigation poses ‘global threat’

Three working groups to produce report on best practice, drawing on lessons learned from the Irish experience

A review of Ireland’s cancer screening programmes is being undertaken by the World Health Organisation and the HSE. Picture: Getty

A review of Ireland’s cancer screening programmes is being undertaken by the World Health Organisation and the HSE over concerns that public trust and litigation issues in the country pose a potential threat to screening globally, the Business Post has learned.

Three technical working groups have been established by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a World Health Organisation (WHO) body, looking at how to conduct audits of screening programmes, how to communicate ...