A FINE Gael TD has urged the HSE to ensure a vital cancer scanner mothballed for three years is made available to patients before the technology is out of date.

HUNDREDS of cancer patients are still being forced to travel across the country for treatment because vital medical equipment which cost the state almost €4 million three years ago continues to be mothballed.

CANCER patients in the south of the country must travel to Dublin at their own expense to avail of highly specialised imaging equipment crucial in the management of the disease.

CANCER patients in the south of the country must travel to Dublin at their own expense to avail of highly specialised imaging equipment crucial in the management of the disease.