HSE National Cancer Control Programme have published the first research report on Cancer Awareness and Attitudes among the Traveller Community in Ireland. The research is a co-designed study led by UCD in collaboration with Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre and the HSE National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP).
The research would not have been possible without the Traveller Community Health Workers across Ireland who coordinated and collected the data from 483 surveys and assisted in recruitment for the qualitative interviews with Travellers and health professionals.
The research provides baseline data to inform the development and delivery of effective cancer prevention and early diagnosis initiatives, monitor the impact of these initiatives, and support better understanding of policy priorities.
The research report and leaflet for the Traveller Community was launched December 2025.