Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health if breast cancer surgery at Sligo General Hospital will resume by 18 June 2011; the directions he has given to the Health Service Executive on this service; his views on the proposed provision of cancer services at Sligo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14519/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Women in the Sligo area with breast cancer currently access diagnostic and surgical services in Galway. Some 96% of women who attend the Galway breast unit do not have cancer, and only one visit is normally necessary. For the small number diagnosed with breast cancer, some 85% will require radiotherapy as well as surgery, which would involve treatment in Galway in any event. We will review the current arrangements to ensure that they continue to deliver the best possible outcomes for cancer patients in Sligo.