Inconsistent State funding creating gaps in cancer treatment in Ireland

Irish Cancer Society CEO, Averil Power, said BowelScreen has not been expanded as planned.

A lack of consistent State investment in cancer treatment is creating care inequalities and putting lives at risk.

That was the warning at the launch of a new report from the European Cancer Organisation (ECO) and the Irish Cancer Society which shows that cancer remains the single biggest killer in Ireland, responsible for 9,620 deaths, or 30% of all deaths, annually.