Cancer survivor spends up to €100 per trip for treatment in Cork 

Samantha Vaughan is calling on the next government to increase financial supports for patients facing additional costs of treatment

Samantha Vaughan: 'The financial costs of treatment are significant.' Picture: Alf Harvey

A cancer patient living in Laois but being treated in Cork has called on the next Government to increase financial supports for patients who find themselves with added costs as they undergo treatment.

Samantha Vaughan, 49, said she is grieving her old life.