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The West and North West has a higher mortality rate from cancer than the rest of the country and this was unacceptable, Sligo/Leitrim TD Marian Harkin has said.
An urgent call has been issued for the establishment of a new regional cancer care centre after medical professions reveal that the highest incidence of cancer and highest mortality rate are in the West and Northwest of Ireland.
There have been more calls for a regional Cancer Support Centre to be built in the North West. It comes as it has been revealed that the West and North