‘Ireland’s cancer outcomes stayed strong through one of the most difficult periods in modern healthcare,’ the National Cancer Registry Ireland report says
There were major concerns that there would be a spike in patients getting a late diagnosis. Photo: Getty
No evidence of worse outcomes for cancer patients has been found despite the major disruption to health services in the early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report has revealed today.
There has been major concern that the upheaval faced by hospitals as the virus swept the country in 2020 would cause a spike in patients getting a late diagnosis and an increase in deaths.