Delay in cancer treatment due to blocked drains

BLOCKED drains were blamed yesterday for a delay in treatment for certain cancer patients in Cork.

Tue, 18 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

Eoin English

Pipes in Cork University Hospital’s (CUH) iodine isolation ward, designed to handle radioactive waste, had to be ripped up and relaid after blockages were discovered.

The room was opened in June but blockages were discovered within days.

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