Medical expert condemns the distances travelled by cancer victims for treatment
Dr Ian Fraser, a consultant in radiotherapy at St Luke’s Hospital, said he had seen patients who had died partially as a result of travelling to Dublin for treatment: “We see patients making a huge commitment for two hours’ treatment. One woman was away from her family and home for 500 hours.”
The cancer specialist is one of a number of doctors, trade unionists, politicians and support groups who have joined forced to secure a realistic budget for cancer care.
