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that the organisa-
tion had not yet been able to calculate
how many women in the mid-west
had been affected but she feared that
the numbers to date were just the tip of the iceberg.
The ICA is providing counselling
for the women who were first given the all clear for breast cancer only to be recalled and re-tested. Some of these women were then told that they had cancer.
The ICA spokesperson said that many of these women were not of- fered counselling until they were of- fered help from the ICA. She said the ICA were now asking the Govern- ment to provide a medical card for the women for the duration of their treatment.
The ICA meeting in Limerick is open to all and not confined to just members of the organisation. The eroup hopes that through the voices of its 14,000 members the women’s voices will be heard.