Some cancer patients are dying in cold homes due to financial stress – Irish Cancer Society

Two-thirds of the nurses surveyed by the Irish Cancer Society said their patients struggled to afford home heating. Picture: iStock

Patients with terminal cancer are dying in unheated homes due to high energy costs and a lack of financial support from the State, new research from the Irish Cancer Society has found. 

One in three nurses providing end-of-life care to cancer patients in homes across the country say they have experienced houses without any heating, according to the research.