Additional 1,500 Woman With Cancer May Have To Have Smear Tests Audited
Another 1,500 women who've contracted cancer may have to have their smear tests audited.
Minister Simon Harris told the Dáil the number of women who've contracted cancer and haven't had their smear tests audited may be double the amount originally thought.
Many were cases of people who weren't examined by CervicalCheck which was why they were not included in the initial figures.
Minister Harris says they're still trying to establish the number of women affected:
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