Seanad debates

Wednesday, 16 April 2003

Cancer Treatment Services: Statements (Resumed).

 

I can give case histories, which have been given to me by the Mid-Western Health Board, encompassing young people as well as older people with different forms of cancer. In those cases there is a considerable delay before radiotherapy treatment starts, often four to six months. Where a person who has cancer was probably receiving chemotherapy initially, to be followed by radiotherapy, can we imagine the uncertainty that must prevail in their mind because of the long delay involved?

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