World Cancer Day: ‘Urgent action’ needed to tackle waiting lists

Commenting on World Cancer Day, Irish Cancer Society Director of Advocacy Rachel Morrogh said: “On World Cancer Day, the Irish Cancer Society is calling for Government to take urgent and immediate action on waiting lists so that timely care is accessible to all who need it.

“This year’s World Cancer Day theme of ‘closing the care gap’ could not be more relevant. In Ireland, where barriers to accessing cancer care, in the form of waiting lists, have grown considerably. This has been over the course of the pandemic.