Seanad debates
Wednesday, 16 April 2003
Cancer Treatment Services: Statements.
There is unfortunately a distinct problem regarding geographic spread as to where one is likely to receive treatment. In the west, for example, while people with breast cancer are undergoing more radical surgery, they are not receiving radiotherapy when it might be extremely important for the condition. That is a problem of distance from a radiotherapy unit. While we cannot have a radiotherapy unit at every corner, we need to have a better spread.
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