Seanad debates
Wednesday, 16 April 2003
Cancer Treatment Services: Statements.
The statistics contained in the report are, at times, cheering, but they are also a matter of concern. They point out that the survival rates, at five years, for non-melanoma skin cancer and even melanoma are quite high. In the case of non-melanoma cancers, every case should be cured and, mercifully, that appears to be the case. The good thing is that the lesion can be detected on the skin and the patient can bring it to the attention of their doctor at an early stage. Melanomas cause more of a problem, because they can spread rapidly early on. I was interested to see that in five years the survival rate in women was 85%, while that in men was 68%.
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