爱尔兰癌症治疗延迟显示出一个邮政编码彩票. Irish cancer care delays reveal a postcode lottery.

爱尔兰15%的化疗患者和23%的放射治疗病人没有及时开始接受治疗,而前列腺癌,乳腺癌和肺癌手术率也延迟. A recent report shows that 15% of Irish chemotherapy patients and 23% of radiotherapy patients do not start treatment on time, while surgery rates for prostate, breast, and lung cancers are also delayed. 辛恩费因声称这些统计数据显示医疗保健中的"邮政码彩票", 获得护理取决于位置. Sinn Féin claims these statistics reveal a "postcode lottery" in healthcare, with access to care depending on location. 党的卫生发言人大卫·库林恩 (David Cullinane) 将延迟归因于资金不足, 并批评错过目标, 包括乳房检查选. The party's health spokesperson, David Cullinane, attributes the delays to insufficient capital funding and criticized the missed targets, including for BreastCheck screenings.