The increase in funding for various cancer treatment schemes has had a real impact on the number of people being treated in recent years. There was a 58% increase in the number receiving radiotherapy treatment between 1994 and 2000, with more than 3,800 people receiving such treatment per year. There was also a large increase in chemotherapy treatment, with a jump of up to 30% in the number of patients, from 2,694 in 1994 to 3,519 in 2000.