It is appearing before an Oireachtas committee today.
There will be more cancer deaths over the next 10 years due to disruption to services during the pandemic.
That's according to the Irish Cancer Society, which is appearing before the Oireachtas Health Committee today, on which sits Kildare North Fine Gael TD, Bernard Durkan.
Covid-19's impact on cancer services is taking centre stage today, as our CEO @AverilPower and our Director of Advocacy @RachelMorrogh give the view of cancer patients and survivors to the Oireachtas Health Committee.
— Irish Cancer Society (@IrishCancerSoc) June 2, 2021
Watch here live from 9:30am: https://t.co/mChBGd0MxR
It says one in six people are still choosing not to go to their GP with health concerns - leading to patients eventually presenting with more advanced cancers.
Rachel Morrogh, from the Irish Cancer Society, says services have been badly disrupted over the past 15 months.
The Joint Committee on Health will meet representatives of the @IrishCancerSoc, @IHCA_IE and the @IMO_IRL to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on cancer services at a meeting in Leinster House, tomorrow, Wednesday, 2 June at 9.30am #seeforyourself https://t.co/Vy4VcZ8guw pic.twitter.com/Nj5oyoJA1l
— Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais (@OireachtasNews) June 1, 2021
At least 10 per cent of cancers weren't diagnosed last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rachel Morrogh says the disruption to services during the pandemic has had a big impact.
A record number of patients are now on hospital waiting lists because of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Health officials say the recent cyber-attack has crippled a system that was already on its knees.
Stephanie Rohan reports from the Oireachtas Health Committee.
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