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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan dies after long cancer battle

Cervical Check campaigner Vicky Phelan has died. She passed away at Milford Hospice in Limerick.

Ms Phelan exposed the CervicalCheck screening scandal in Ireland, after discovering she was not told she had been given incorrect smear test results.

She settled the case, with no admission of liability on the part of the laboratory or health services.

Read More: Tributes roll in for Vicky Phelan following death aged 48

However, she refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement and it was discovered that over 220 other women could have benefitted from earlier treatment. Dozens of women have since died as a result of the scandal.

In February 2022, Ms Phelan was awarded the Freedom of Limerick in recognition of her role in the CervicalCheck campaign.

She is survived by her children, Amelia and Darragh, and her ex-husband Jim.

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