CUH cancer genetics pilot cuts waiting times

Professor Roisin Connolly, director of Cancer Research at UCC and academic director of CUH/UCC Cancer Centre has said additional funding could lead to significant improvement for Cork patients.

Professor Roisin Connolly, director of Cancer Research at UCC and academic director of CUH/UCC Cancer Centre has said additional funding could lead to significant improvement for Cork patients. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

A CANCER genetics pilot programme in Cork University Hospital for some cancer types over the last year has “dramatically reduced timelines for patients for counselling and genetic results from two years down to six weeks”.

However, the Irish Cancer Society has highlighted how the HSE staffing moratorium has impacted on the ability to deliver various cancer services — with radiation equipment at the Cork Cancer Centre in the Cork University Hospital (CUH) currently lying idle.