Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín was diagnosed with skin cancer in early 2021 and has raised concerns that delays in care may be driving rising chemotherapy rates. A mother of two who received treatment during the Covid pandemic shares her experience of being treated amid service disruption. A record number of new patients are now receiving chemotherapy across the country. The surge in treatments may represent collateral damage from the Covid pandemic. Disruption to healthcare services produced knock-on effects that could explain higher numbers entering chemotherapy.
Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín, who was diagnosed with skin cancer in early 2021, has questioned if delays in care are behind rising chemotherapy rates, while a mum of two treated during Covid shares her story A record number of new patients are receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer across the country. It is possible that the figures are part of the collateral damage of the Covid pandemic, and knock-on effects from disruption to healthcare as the virus gripped the world.
A record number of new patients are receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer across the country.
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