Cancer Facts
Every 3 minutes in Ireland someone gets a cancer diagnosis.
Incidence of cancer is growing and by 2020, 1 in 2 of us will get a cancer diagnosis in our lifetime.*
In Ireland more than 40,000 new cases of cancer or related tumours are diagnosed each year.
In the last seven years the number of people receiving chemotherapy has increased by 63%.
In the last five years the number of new people attending the oncology outpatients has increased by 58% and follow up visits have increased by 27%.
but the news is good…
There are more and more treatment options available and this accounts for some of the increase in numbers.
Survival Rates across a lot of cancers in Ireland continue to increase.
Research is improving.
More modern Chemotherapy treatments are becoming available.
There is enhanced co-ordination of services.
What will be in the new state of the art purpose built Chemotherapy Unit?
- Stand Alone State of the Art Building Privacy and Dignity for Patients
- New Outpatient Unit
- Dedicated Chemotherapy Suites
- Isolation Facilities
- Compounding Unit ( Drug Preparation)
- Spacious Clinical Areas
- Dedicated Car parking
- Teaching and Research facilities
- Counselling and Support Rooms
- Treatment Rooms for Allied Health Professional to support Patients and deliver treatments
- Stand Alone State of the Art Building Privacy and Dignity for Patients
- New Outpatient Unit
- Dedicated Chemotherapy Suites
- Isolation Facilities
- Compounding Unit ( Drug Preparation)
- Spacious Clinical Areas
- Dedicated Car parking
- Teaching and Research facilities
- Counselling and Support Rooms
- Treatment Rooms for Allied Health Professional to support Patients and deliver treatments
