New breast cancer treatment that avoids chemotherapy saves woman almost €43k in lost income avoided

Prof Janice Walshe said the findings have 'wide-reaching impacts for patients, their families and wider society.' 

A new approach to breast cancer care in Ireland, which avoids chemotherapy, is saving each woman almost €43,000 and health services €152m annually across all patients who benefit.

Data gathered on 577 patients attending four Irish hospitals showed for the first time the wider benefits of the Oncotype DX test approach in addition to health boosts.