18/01/09
Green Party Dublin West representative, Roderic O’Gorman has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health that the cervical cancer vaccine will be made available to over 30,000 girls in first year of secondary school.
“I’m delighted that the Minister has decided to proceed with the roll-out of this programme. The decision taken last year to delay its implementation was a mistaken one in my belief. While the vaccine is not an absolute defence against cervical cancer, its 75% effectiveness rate, combined with the 95% effectiveness rate of the screening programme, should see a major decrease in deaths from disease into the future”, stated Roderic O’Gorman.
“This announcment combined with that regarding the roll out of a new Colon Cancer screening programme, emphasises that significant moves that this Government continues to take in the fight against cancer”, concluded Roderic O’Gorman.
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