Cancer patient's surgery 'was cancelled due to overcrowding'

The Oireachtas health committee will hear that, while numbers surviving cancer in Ireland are rising, they are 'rising faster and further in other countries'. Stock picture

A cancer patient whose surgery was cancelled due to hospital overcrowding three months ago is still waiting for the operation to take place and is just one example of delays in care, the Oireachtas health committee will hear on Wednesday.

Another patient was told of a year’s wait for a biopsy to potentially identify cancer, the Irish Cancer Society will warn.