Three out of five breast cancer patients in Republic face financial and mental stress

Some 60.2% of breast cancer patients in the Republic and 56% in the North face financial strain because of their diagnosis, an all-island first analysis of care has found.

High levels of mental stress were also identified, with 90% of patients in the North and 86% in the Republic suffering this.

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