Breast cancer, radiotherapy, and the volunteer bus that carried me along

Undergoing cancer treatment is a difficult experience by any measure.  For Kerrywoman Marie Shannon, the voluntary bus service that brought her and other patients for radiotherapy in CUH proved to be a vital source of support

Marie Shannon, who was treated for breast cancer, at home in Killarney, Co Kerry. Picture Dan Linehan

KILLARNEY native Marie Shannon never missed a mammogram appointment. In June 2023, following a routine scan, she was called back for a follow-up appointment by BreastCheck, the national screening programme.

She wasn’t too worried, “I’d been called back a couple of times previously, when something appeared suspicious, and there was never anything there.”