‘I blame cuts for loss of follow-up chemotherapy’

The terminally ill man who wrote to Taoiseach Enda Kenny over a pay rise for an adviser describes how crucial follow-up treatment for his cancer never went ahead.

‘I blame cuts for loss of follow-up chemotherapy’
Tue, 21 Feb, 2012 - 00:00
Juno McEnroe,  Political Reporter

He blames cutbacks.

Yves Chavanne said the funds that went to a special adviser’s salary could have instead gone to cancer services.

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