Three out of five breast cancer patients in Republic face financial and mental stress

The HSE plans to move more cancer care into the community, including for Cork.

Some 60.2% of breast cancer patients in the Republic and 56% in the North face financial strain because of their diagnosis, an all-island first analysis of care has found.

High levels of mental stress were also identified, with 90% of patients in the North and 86% in the Republic suffering this.