HSE: No patients given at-risk chemo after recall

The HSE has said that no patient received potentially contaminated chemotherapy after it issued a recall last Monday.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015 - 01:00

Evelyn Ring

The potentially contaminated chemotherapy was used in the treatment of cancer patients during the period October 2-9 only.

A cancer patient told RTÉ’s Liveline on Friday that she had been advised last Thursday that she might have been treated with contaminated product the previous day.

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