Cancer procedure list 'up by 1,000'

The number of patients waiting for a potentially life-saving colonoscopy has jumped by more than 1,000 in a year.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2011 - 15:57

The number of patients waiting for a potentially life-saving colonoscopy has jumped by more than 1,000 in a year.

The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) said 1,854 people were waiting more than three months for the procedure in March, compared with 848 for the same period in 2010.

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