“Timely diagnosis and treatment seriously improves survival chances”
“Cancer care is time-dependent,” the consultant said.
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has said that there are serious questions for the government to answer after revelations that over half of those who died of Covid-19 in the State contracted the virus either in nursing homes or in hospitals. Deputy Tóibín said information released to Aontú under Freedom of Information showed that 56% of […]
The group estimates that 100 million cancer screenings were not performed during the outbreak and will lead to decreased survival rates for those whose cancer is found at a later stage than normal.
The Taoiseach was visibly annoyed by Peadar Tóibín TD’s request that the government guarantee the immediate return of “full cancer services.”
Deaths from heart attacks deaths triple, and cancer deaths are predicted to rise over the next ten years. Yet the lockdowns continue, and the data is ignored. It seems that the main function of the Irish government is to inflate the fear. The latest from our patronising Tánaiste is that we might have to get […]
There’s been a lot of attention given, in the lockdown-sceptical parts of the Irish internet, in recent days, to the results of a freedom of information request made by a website called freepress.ie. Here’s what they say: Freepress.ie can exclusively reveal that Irish hospitals were never under strain throughout 2020, based on newly released official […]
A woman whose family’s history puts her at high risk from breast cancer was refused her mammogram appointment in Waterford because she was wearing a visor instead of a mask – despite having a severe allergic reaction to masks previously treated by a doctor. The woman, identified as Mary, spoke to the Niall Boylan Show on […]
One of the issues that have been exercising people during the Covid-19 panic has been what impact the lockdowns have had on access to essential healthcare for other life-threatening conditions. In particular there is increasing concern about the possible impact that lack of hospital referrals may be having on the long term prospects and mortality […]
Peadar Tóibín says the government is refusing to address the expected surge of cancer and other deaths as access to services continue to be restricted in the lockdown. #gript
Donegal, Clare, Kilkenny and Louth were reportedly among several counties that experienced multiple failures in their test cases.
Aontú Leader & Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has directly called on an Taoiseach Micheál Martin at leaders questions in the Dáil to reopen critical health services across the country to those who desperately need them. “I received a message from a Doctor in the last few days. He said to me: ‘I’ve luckily had […]