
martin sweeney
@martins39999412
prostate cancer patient advocate
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19-10-2021 16:37:03
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As we get closer to the start date, today our Lung Health Check nurses were spending time in Jarushka Naidoo's clinic in Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre. Great to have them on site and meeting the team. #LungHealthCheck



UCAN Chair Miriam Staunton speaks to RTÉ News Fergal Bowers about the terrible situation Irish cancer patients face in relation to timely & early access to life saving & life extending EU Medicines Agency approved cancer medicines. Patients need and deserve better! #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

From what I have heard so far, I think the current minister for health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD Department of Health is likely to understand and deal with the major issues in public cancer care delivery. Time will tell, I am optimistic.






Highlighted cancer clinical trial access issue in Leinster House yesterday when I presented to TDs & Senators in special event to highlight Queen's University Belfast 🎓 research and its implementation cross-island. Cancer Knows No Borders -neither should we... Lets sort this out once and for all!


Great patient advocate who is doing so much for the cancer community. Well done Pamela Deasy #PPIE Advocate 💜 👏👏





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This is a hugely important issue for cancer patients in 🇮🇪. Timely access to treatment can be life-saving. The Irish Cancer Society are powerful advocates, and valued supporters & funders of our work in cancer trials. Please take a moment to listen to the interview and share.

Privledged to work with Seamus O’Reilly MD PhD, Siobhan Gaynor & team on CancerTrialsIreland 🌈 research. Drilling down into practices in 🇬🇧 & 🇮🇪 , understanding differences and calling for action to improve. #CancerKnowsNoBorders Department of Health Department of Health 🙏 to Irish Cancer Society for funding.
