Seanad debates
Wednesday, 16 April 2003
Cancer Treatment Services: Statements.
There are many aspects of the report that I would like a sociologist to examine. Was that difference in the survival rate due to the fact that men with skin lesions waited longer than women to have them seen to? Do we need to educate men about the essential fact of seeing a doctor as soon as they detect a skin lesion, particularly in view of the fact so many of these cases occur in people working out-of-doors and in the west? As we know, sunlight is a major contributor towards non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer. We must consider the areas of the report to which I refer and examine whether further education is needed.
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