'Lots of optimism, hope and promise': String of initiatives aimed at improving cancer care

Specialised centres and at-home treatments are some of the ways that will enhance cancer treatments in Ireland in the years to come, writes Breda Graham

Dr Dearbhaile Collins, clinical director of cancer services and consultant medical oncologist at Cork University Hospital.

New initiatives in cancer treatment, including the roll-out of community-based treatment centres and self-administered at-home treatments, are set to improve the delivery of cancer care in Ireland.

Dr Dearbhaile Collins, clinical director of cancer services and consultant medical oncologist at Cork University Hospital (CUH), is at the forefront of enhancing cancer treatments she says will see more patients cured.