Warning to 200 patients of chemotherapy drug risk

Approximately 200 cancer patients have been warned they may have been given potentially contaminated chemotherapy drugs.

The Health Service Executive said it was notified this week of a “precautionary” recall of a number of batches of chemotherapy drugs manufactured between September 29 and October 12.

However, one woman being treated for cancer told RTÉ’s Liveline yesterday she had been advised on Thursday that she may have been treated with contaminated product the previous day.