In advance of Daffodil Day on Friday, Irish Cancer Society says it needs to raise more than €25m funding as demand for its services grew in 2023
Stomach cancer survivor Jacinta Farrelly from Co Cavan, who used the Irish Cancer Society's transport service last year, says it was a lifeline.
The charity said last year the volunteer drivers took more than 2,200 cancer patients to and from chemotherapy treatments. She said: “I was diagnosed with stomach cancer in December 2022 and my chemotherapy started a month or two later. My sister came with me a lot and that was great of her but I didn’t want her doing that all the time, and then I found the Irish Cancer Society’s transport service.
Demand for other Irish Cancer Society services also grew in 2023, including for the society’s support line and daffodil centres, which have seen a 31 per cent year-on-year increase.
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