'Delays are stressful for vulnerable cell transplant patients'

Professor Mary R Cahill, of CUH, says it is wrong for cell transplant patients in Cork to have to travel to Galway and Dublin for treatment. She talks to Helen O'Callaghan

Prof Mary Cahill, consultant haematologist and clinical professor at Cork University Hospital, with Dr Vitaliy Mykytiv, consultant haematologist and stem cell programme director, CUH. Pictures: Denis Minihane

Prof Mary R Cahill, consultant haematologist, CUH Stem cell transplants can be lifesaving. The therapy was carried out at Cork University Hospital (CUH) until 2009. Used in the treatment of most types of blood cancer, it has a strong record for life-lengthening.

Today, the push to bring this vital service back home to Cork is advancing and well-supported. To get this project over the line, CUH Charity is fundraising hard.