Senator warns ‘chaotic’ oncology services to worsen

THE “chaotic” oncology services for cancer sufferers in the south east offered at Waterford Regional Hospital are set to get a lot worse before they improve, a local senator has warned.

There are serious problems with oncology services nationally but they are far more acute in the regions away from Dublin, Waterford-based senator, Brendan Kenneally, said.

“It is estimated that by 2015 there will be a 31% increase in the incidence of these cancers yet there is still no proper oncology ward at Waterford Regional Hospital.