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The CervicalCheck scandal has played a role in increasing the adoption of the HPV vaccine, he has emerged.
Professor Mary Horgan, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, said that 65% of girls who received the vaccine in September had received it, a 15% increase over the year last.
"In the midst of sadness, reproaches and injuries that have been palpable in recent months, it is heartening to see that the adoption of the HPV vaccine is returning to previous high levels," she said. she declared.
"HSE's CervicalCheck program events, badociated with advocacy, have raised awareness of cervical cancer. This now has an impact on the decisions made by parents and young people to get vaccinated. "
Professor Horgan, who spoke at an ICRP conference in Dublin, urged the government, health professionals and health advocates to unite to support the Eradication of cervical cancer.
She also called for a comprehensive strategy for women's health.
Prof. Marion Saville, a cytopathologist and expert in HPV screening in Australia, said the CervicalCheck survey showed that the "overall" screening program was working well and meeting its goals.
The number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer has decreased by 7% each year, and among women screened, high levels of cancer have been detected at an early stage, allowing many women to be diagnosed with cancer. to succeed.
Lorraine Walsh, one of the 221 women affected by the CervicalCheck crisis, and a member of the national screening committee set up by the Ministry of Health, said she hoped that affected women could progress positively.
"I would like to see the restoration of relationships between patients and their doctors," she said.
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