Ireland\u2019s first protected theatre resource dedicated to cancer prevention surgery for people at high genetic or clinical risk has been opened by HSE South West.<\/p>\n
This new theatre pathway is one of only a handful of dedicated cancer-prevention theatre resources in Europe and marks a major step forward for prevention-led care in the region and nationally.<\/p>\n
The protected theatre resource secures regular time and beds for risk-reducing surgery while allowing the theatre to be used by other specialties between booked sessions to maximise utilisation.<\/p>\n
Importantly, it forms the final, essential element of a comprehensive regional prevention programme that links rapid genetic testing, specialist risk clinics, radiological surveillance, surgical and reconstructive expertise, and one-to-one psychological and specialist nursing support.<\/p>\n
Professor Mark Corrigan, Surgical Oncologist, Cork University Hospital said the opening of this new dedicated cancer prevention theatre in Cork is a remarkable achievement. \u201cThis initiative matters because up to 40% of cancers are preventable; earlier identification and timely risk reducing interventions will reduce cancer incidence, improve outcomes and spare families the concern of a cancer diagnosis for their loved ones.<\/p>\n
\u201cFewer cancers also mean fewer patients needing complex treatment, lower long term costs and resources freed for other critical health services,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Mr Corrigan continued: \u201cOur regional model shows that targeted investment in prevention can deliver operationally sustainable, patient centred care, and with Phases 1 and 2 focused on cancer we are already planning future phases to broaden prevention beyond cancer and a dedicated regional prevention facility opening in 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n
Priscilla Lynch, HSE manager for Cork South and West, said the protected theatre resource and integrated prevention pathway is a proud milestone for the South West and for our patients. \u201cIt gives people clear, timely options to reduce cancer risk and creates a model that can be adopted across Ireland and Europe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rapid rollout of local genetic testing and the establishment of a coordinated clinical pathway means families can access answers and interventions much sooner than before,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Programme highlights include protected theatre slots for risk-reducing surgery at SIVUH in partnership with CUH and integrated risk pathway starting with specialist nursing and genetics assessment, through surveillance or surgical options in breast and gynaecology.<\/p>\n
Other highlights of the programme include holistic support including psychology, advanced nursing, reconstructive plastic surgery options and a scalable model designed to be replicated across regions in Ireland and Europe.<\/p>\n
This achievement has been driven by regional collaboration across clinical, academic and community partners, including the Transforming Theatre Programme and University College Cork.<\/p>\n
Key contributors include CUH\u2019s genetics team, surgical oncology, breast, gynaecology, specialist nursing and psychology services, and the CUH Charity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland\u2019s first protected theatre resource dedicated to cancer prevention surgery for people at high genetic or clinical risk…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3414,2120,61,60,47806,43],"class_list":["post-160538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-department-of-health","tag-hse","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-john-bohane","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}