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Vicky Phelan: It's scandalous government hasn't offered to pay for my cancer treatment

Vicky Phelan received incorrect smear test results in 2011. She was subsequently diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2014.

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Apr 30th 2018, 4:45 PM

Call for Irish breast cancer patients to take part in new drug trial

The 50 Irish patients will join almost 5,000 taking part worldwide on the trial.

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Dec 20th 2016, 8:46 AM

New drug slows tumour growth

The company behind the new drug, Afinitor, will file for worldwide regulatory approval this week.

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Jul 5th 2011, 10:47 AM