Cancer patients €2k a month out of pocket, report reveals

The Real Cost of Cancer Report, commissioned by the Society, highlights how ongoing illness disrupts employment, leading to an average drop in income of €1,527 per month.

The huge financial toll of cancer is captured in a new report which shows patients out-of-pocket by up to €2,000 a month.

As a result of the double whammy of loss of earnings and additional expenses - such as hospital car-parking charges, doctors’ fees, travel costs and higher heating bills - the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) is again calling on government to ease the financial burden of those grappling with a major disease.