Mental Health

Almost half of cancer survivors have ill health in later years

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 25th, 2011

2011 OCT 25 -- Forty-five per cent of cancer survivors in Northern Ireland suffer from physical and mental health problems years after their treatment has finished, according to new research from Macmillan Cancer Support and Queen's University Belfast.

The report, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, also found cancer survivors and their carers are more likely to access health services than the general population.

The research highlighted that so-called "late effects" of cancer and its treatment can include nerve damage, lymphoedema, extreme tiredness, memory problems and severe depression.

The report also found...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-10-25)

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