Call for next government to end to 'grotesque' financial discrimination against cancer survivors

Research carried out by the Irish Cancer Society found that three in five people affected by cancer found it difficult to access the likes of life insurance, mortgage and income protection insurance.

Campaigners and politicians have demanded the next government end "distasteful" and "grotesque" financial discrimination of cancer survivors.

There are now more than 200,000 cancer survivors in Ireland, however, many are unable to secure mortgages, loans and other financial products despite being in remission for lengthy periods.