Patients 'will be seen by spring' for delayed cancer screenings

Breast Cancer screening. Stock image.

The chief clinical officer of the HSE has given assurances that patients referred for cancer screening who had their appointment cancelled during the Covid-19 lockdown will be seen by next spring.

Dr Colm Henry was commenting in the wake of new figures showing a significant fall in screening for breast, cervical, or bowel cancer in the first half of the year and following calls by the Irish Cancer Society for additional capacity, staffing, and funding to address current backlogs in screening and cancer services.