MANAGEMENT of Barringtons Hospital met with Health Minister Mary Harney last night to try to agree terms for a review of breast cancer patient files following concerns over the misdiagnosis of women attending the hospital.

THE mid-west’s director of cancer services said he was sad and angry that a woman’s breast cancer went undiagnosed when she was first referred for examination in 2005.

THE Health Service Executive has come under ministerial fire over a decision to close down breast screening at Ennis General Hospital.

A DECISION to cease cancer screening at Ennis General Hospital and transfer it to Limerick is in the best interest of women’s healthcare, the Health Service Executive said yesterday.

A TOP specialist yesterday accused the INO of causing unnecessary stress and worry to cancer patients by refusing his requests to keep open a 24-hour helpline for out-patients.

A MALAISE at the core of our public services surfaced in a recurring theme this week.

A €2m investment from Irish and European funding agencies in research at the University of Limerick has yielded the possibility of an advanced system for the early and diagnosis of cancer in children, it was revealed today.

MEDICAL experts said yesterday much hardship will be alleviated for cancer patients, through having access to radiotherapy treatment in Limerick.

CHRIS DORAN, who realised his dream of representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest earlier this year, is helping to raise awareness about one of the world’s fastest growing cancer - non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.