
“Vicky Phelan has passed on the baton to the women of Ireland” 221+ founding member CEO Liz Yeates
Published December 2022Read time 1 minute(s)



The Independent has published a series of short podcasts on Vicky Phelan’s legacy and cervical cancer .
These podcast feature conversations with Liz Yeates, CEO of the Marie Keating Foundation and 221+ Steering Group founding member, and cancer research specialist Dr. Robert O’Connor.
Thanks to host Nicola Anderson for creating such a warm open space for such an important conversation.
CEO of Marie Keating Foundation Liz Yeates on the ‘sophisticated bad girl’ Vicky Phelan
Liz Yeates on importance of the HPV vaccine
Why women don’t get checked for cervical cancer
The struggles of the women living with cervical cancer
Misinformation is ‘ubiquitous’ but eradicating cervical cancer is within our grasp with HPV vaccine
Dr Robert O’Connor discusses the impact of misinformation around health and wellness
Dr Robert O’Connor, Cancer Research Specialist, on continuing Vicky Phelan’s legacy






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