Cancer charity’s income drops by €2m as demand grows

THE Irish Cancer Society’s (ICS) income has dropped by €2 million at a time when there is a growing cancer rate, it revealed.

Launching its Christmas Appeal for funding the Irish Cancer Society said its income had fallen by 12% this year, while it estimates that there has been a 21% increase in demand for cancer services year-on-year.

In 2008 the ICS provided 5,725 nights of care to 1,642 patients, this year the estimate is that 6,500 nights of care will be provided to approximately 2,000 patients.