INCREASE IN UHG CANCER TEST WAITING LIST

Date Published: 13-Sep-2011

There has been a 58 percent increase in the number of patients waiting for a bowel cancer test at University Hospital Galway.

A recent report shows that 152 people are in line for a colonoscopy at the hospital compared to 96 for the same period last year.

Figures provided by the Irish Cancer Society show that of the 152 patients in line for th procedure at UHG, 130 have endured a wait of 3 to 6 months.

5 Galway patients have been waiting for the test for 12 mores of more.