Il paziente ha dovuto aspettare 169 giorni per l’appuntamento “urgente” presso la clinica per il cancro al seno dell’ospedale Mater
https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/07/09/patient-had-to-wait-169-days-for-urgent-appointment-at-mater-hospital-breast-cancer-clinic/
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> Dr Michael McCarthy, president of the Irish Society of Medical Oncology, and consultant medical oncologist at University Hospital Galway, said he sees the “human cost of the postcode lottery in Irish cancer care every day”.
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> “Once chemotherapy is prescribed, the National Cancer Strategy states that it should start within 15 working days. The reality in Galway is that patients are now typically waiting seven to eight weeks for their first session,” he said.
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> “With every week that passes, the risk increases that their cancer will grow, or worse that it will spread to other parts of their body.”
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