Mission Statement
The National Cancer Screening Service will develop and provide quality cancer screening
programmes for people in Ireland.
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Welcome to the National Cancer Screening Service Website
Implementing Ireland’s
First National Population-based
Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme
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Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Screening
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The National Cancer Screening Service was established by the Minister for Health and Children in January 2007. The establishment followed the launch of a Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland 2006 (pdf file), which advocates a comprehensive cancer control policy programme in Ireland.
The Strategy examined prevention, screening, detection, treatment and management of cancer in Ireland in coming years and recommended the former Board of the National Cancer Screening Service.
The National Cancer Screening Service encompasses BreastCheck - The National Breast Screening Programme and CervicalCheck - The National Cervical Screening Programme.
The former Board of the NCSS also had a mandate that included a policy development and advisory role to the Minister for Health and Children relating to other potential cancer screening programmes.
As part of this mandate the NCSS established an Expert Group to review and explore the potential benefits of introducing a colorectal cancer screening programme. The Expert Group has submitted its recommendations to the Minister for Health and Children. Click here to download a copy of the NCSS recommendations for a colorectal cancer screening programme in Ireland.
At the request of the Minister for Health and Children the former Board of the NCSS undertook a review of the Human Papolloma Virus (HPV) vaccines and reviews of the rationale for the introduction of national population based bladder, prostate and lung cancer screening programmes.
The NCSS has also established an Expert Group on Hereditary Cancer Risk and has hosted the first ever interagency lung cancer research forum.
Further information on all these developments is available here.
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