Written answers
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Department of Health
Hospital Procedures
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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397. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of breast cancer-related surgeries carried out in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. [7665/15]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The number of breast cancer related surgeries undertaken at Letterkenny General Hospital is as follows:
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 * | |
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(a) Discharges following surgery for breast cancer | 49 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 21 |
(b) All related procedures | 76 | 103 | 97 | 77 | 78 | 37 |
With regard to the data at row (b), this refers to all discharges for surgical procedures associated with breast cancer or its secondary manifestations, including matters such as biopsy of bone, excision of skin and removal of prosthesis.
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