The director of clinical affairs at the Irish Cancer Society has confirmed they are hearing about more younger people attending their GPs with complaints about lumps in their breasts.
An increasing number of younger women are being diagnosed with breast cancer, with some patients as young as 15, politicians have been told.
The risk of developing breast cancer increases with age, with the condition most commonly being diagnosed in women age 50 or older who have been through menopause, according to the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Speaking at a meeting of the Oireachtas health committee on Wednesday, Sinn Féin Senator Nicole Ryan said representat
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