Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Cancer Strategy: Discussion

Ms Averil Power:

For testicular cancer, if it is found at an early stage 19 out of 20 patients will survive, but at a late stage only one in ten will. The difference is massive. The best way to save the lives of people with cancer is to diagnose people early. Earlier diagnosis means that the treatment options are much wider and the chances of survival are greater. Unfortunately, for far too many patients, that is not happening, and lives are being lost as a result.

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