Urgent action for Irish women - cervical cancer/woman

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The closing date for having your say on whether the word woman should be included in the cervical cancer information from HSE is TODAY!

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They are still at it! Their letters omit women still!!

twitter.com/heidik2018/status/1365783489140973577?s=21

OH FFS.

This is the Irish Cancer Society information on breast cancer

Breast cancer affects more than 3,000 women and around 25 men each year in Ireland. It is more common in women over 50.

Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. Each year about 400 women are diagnosed with it in Ireland.

Prostate cancer
More than 3300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year in Ireland. This means that 1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime.

Penile cancer
Penile cancer is a rare type of cancer that occurs on the surface of the penis or in the penis. About 50 men are diagnosed with penile cancer in Ireland every year. It most commonly affects men over the age of 50.

So clear information given so far. Cancers such as bowel cancer refers to people,as it affects both men and women.
Bowel cancer
Bowel cancer is a common cancer in Ireland. More than 2700 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year.

Then you come to cervical cancer,which only affects women....
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer affects about 260 people in Ireland each year.

Why???

saltedcaramel - Cervical cancer - same as Macmillan. For the rest, they use women (I think).

I wonder why too, particularly when uptake of smears by women is so woeful, but lifesaving.