Breast & Prostate Health Assessment and Education Programme
If you're eligible*, Cornmarket will invite you to attend**.
If you have an appointment query, please contact the GP/doctor service providers, Full Health Medical on: (01) 554 9795 or email pinkandblue@fullhealthmedical.com
Please read the guide and FAQ booklet below before you book.
Appointments are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pink invites
Post to female* scheme members aged 30 to 49 in three phases, alphabetically as follows.
Blue Invites
Post to all male* scheme members aged 40 to 65 in September 2024.
*assigned at birth.
Invites were sent to thousands of members from January to July 2024. There was a huge response. Over 2,000 Salary Protection Scheme members booked*. Medical appointments are ongoing and will be finished at the end of 2024. Final report will be shared after.
*Source: Cornmarket, August 2024.
Many said the programme saved their life.
Source: Clinical figures across all pink and blue power programmes from 01/01/2012 to 11/07/2024, provided by Full Health Medical, Mater Private, Bon Secours and Beaumont Private Clinic. Correct as of 11/07/2024. Numbers rounded for illustrative purposes.
The response has been overwhelming. Read the campaign reports below.
Get to know your breasts. Awareness saves lives. Learn about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.
Find out moreWhat you should know about prostate cancer. Risk factors, information and support.
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“The GP visit and hospital referral showed I had calcites in my breast. Thankfully it has been caught early. This would not have been discovered had it not been for Pink Power, as I have no symptoms. It has avoided a potentially serious situation for me”.
Pink & Blue Power, a potentially life-saving breast and prostate health assessment and education programme**, was launched in response to a high level of cancer claims.
The aim is to increase awareness of the signs and symptoms of breast and prostate cancer to promote early intervention.
The programme offers a once-off clinical physical breast or prostate exam. Where further investigation is required, a referral to a participating private hospital/clinic is arranged for a Mammogram, Ultrasound, MRI and/or biopsy, where needed.
After Skin Cancer, Breast and Prostate Cancer are the most common cancers in Ireland.
Sources: Breast Cancer Ireland and the Irish Cancer Society, August 2024.
Important: While some participants are diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer through the programme, it is not a screening programme. The assessment provided only reflects a point in time. No test or exam will pick up every case of breast cancer or prostate cancer. Therefore, if you have signs and/or symptoms that are concerning for breast or prostate cancer, now or in the future, please consult with your own GP without delay. Please read the programme guide/FAQ booklet above before you book.
*Female members who are aged between 30 and 49, and male members who are aged between 40 and 65 when invites are issued for each location. **This programme is brought to members by Cornmarket on behalf of the scheme / plan underwriter and is not a regulated financial product. The booking website and doctor service is managed by Full Health Medical. ***Source: Cornmarket, Pink & Blue Power Survey 2019/2020.
Please note: Pink and Blue is used to market these programmes as a reference to the pink and blue ribbons, which have been long-standing symbols of breast and prostate cancer. It is not intended as a gender reference.
The INTO Salary Protection Scheme is underwritten by Irish Life Assurance plc. Irish Life Assurance plc is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
The Fórsa Salary Protection Scheme for Civil and Public Servants and the SIPTU Nurses & Midwives Salary Protection Scheme are underwritten by New Ireland. New Ireland Assurance Company plc is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. A member of Bank of Ireland Group.