UCAN Ireland at the All Ireland Lung Cancer Patient Symposium 2025, hosted by The Irish Lung Cancer Community 💙 Powerful patient stories filled the room. UCAN Ireland was represented by our Chair, Miriam Staunton, who spoke.. 1/

A powerful message from Dr Michael McCarthy speaking at #GatheringAroundCancer2025 Patients & Clinicians deserve a seat at the table. Irelands drug reimbursement system needs urgent reform - delayed decisions lead to poorer outcomes. The time for change is now. #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

The Irish Cancer Society has said there is a complacent notion that Ireland is doing well in terms of cancer treatment.

Congratulations to our UCAN Ireland members @miriamstaunton.bsky.social & @cynthiacravo.bsky.social on becoming EUPATI Fellows 🎉 A wonderful achievement and testament of your dedication to patient advocacy👏👏👏 #ExpertPatientVoices #CancerTherapeutics #Innovation #EUPATI

"Patients are stakeholders. So why are we being sidelined? Every year, the NCPE Symposium brings together stakeholders to discuss issues surrounding how Ireland decides on access to new medicines. These are the medicines.." Read full article here 👇 www.ucanireland.ie/nothing-abou...

With NCPE Symposium fast approaching we ask that the most important stakeholders are treated as such... Patients should never be excluded or prohibited by costs to have a rightful seat at the table, one that decides what our lives are worth no less! #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

We are thrilled to be shortlisted for the Irish Healthcare 'Patient Advocacy Project Of The Year' Award 2025 🎉 This is testament to the power of the patient voice and teamwork. Thank you to everyone who supports us. #UnitedCancerVoiceIE #TogetherWeCanDoMore

🚨 MUST READ!! “Our doctors, nurses, hospital pharmacists and others have done everything they can to minimise waiting times. However, we simply don’t have enough staff, space, or equipment to cope and patients are paying the price." - Dr Michael McCarthy www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/08/03/a...

."Laura Magan is speaking out along with 13 cancer centres, including in Cork and Tipperary, who together warned that a voluntary agreement to have diagnoses disregarded by insurers is “toothless” #RightToBeForgotten #UnitedCancerVoicesIE www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

📢 Local cancer centers across Ireland are calling on government to stand up and protect cancer survivors from discrimination when accessing financial products. Read their press release 📜 #RightToBeForgotton #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

Cancer survivors should not be punished by insurers. It's unjust. Protections against this discriminatory practice exist in many other EU countries, but not in Ireland ⚠️ We join cancer centers' calls for immediate action to enshrine the #RightToBeForgotten into Irish law ✊ #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

On behalf of every person diagnosed with cancer in Ireland, we are calling on the government to make good their commitments made in the Programme for Government. Cancer patients demand action now. They simply don't have time to wait. #UnitedCancerVoicesIE #AccessMatters

UCAN sent this letter to Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD this morning in response to a PQ submitted on our behalf by Pádraig Rice TD, Chair of the @oireachtasnews.bsky.social Health Committee, on the issue of Irelands drug reimbursement process www.ucanireland.ie/programme-fo...

Listen back to Dr Michael McCarthy on Midwest Radio this morning discussing the national issue of serious delays in patients starting treatment within recommend time frame, why these issues exist and the types of investment needed 🗣️👂 midwestradio.ie/news/oncology-…

Care delayed is care denied. Cancer patients simply cannot afford to wait. Timely access to scans for both diagnosis & disease and treatment monitoring is detrimental to outcomes. Action is desperately needed. #UnitedCancerVoicesIE #CancerCareCrisis

Cancer Care in Ireland 2025 Delays in diagnosis & treatment causing avoidable cancer deaths We have heard testimony directly from patients which unfortunately backs up the data 🧐👇 #UnitedCancerVoicesIE www.ucanireland.ie/delays-in-di...

CANCER DELAYS ARE CAUSING AVOIDABLE DEATHS 🚨 A very worrying press release from The Irish Cancer Society UCAN supports ICS call for investment to tackle this crisis #UnitedCancerVoicesIE #NoTimeToWait #CancerCareCrisis www.cancer.ie/our-news/pre...

Startling figures paint a poor picture of cancer care in Ireland 2025 #UnitedPatientVoicesIE #CancerCareCrisis

We welcome @hselive.bsky.social approval of Enhurtu for HR2-low MBC. Cancer patients in Ireland have waited 2.5 years to access this EMA approved drug. Reform of our drugs reimbursement system is needed to deliver timely and fair access for all patients. #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

Please take a moment to read UCAN response to comments attributed to Prof Michael Barry NCPE. We as patients & advocates are deeply concerned about this discrediting of oncologist who are calling for drug reimbursement in a system that's badly failing patients. www.ucanireland.ie/the-art-of-d...

Every person facing a cancer diagnosis deserves timely access to the best standards of care and novel treatments. Ireland is failing here, we are almost bottom of the table in comparison to our European counterparts. Change MUST happen. Patients simply don't have time to wait #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

Our Website is Now Live!! 🎉 Visit to learn more about us, our motivations & goals, and see how you can support our mission to ensure timely & equitable access to the best cancer treatments for all public patients in Ireland #UnitedCancerVoicesIE #PatientAdvocacy ucanireland.ie/about-us/

UCAN Chair @miriamstaunton.bsky.social speaks to @fergalbowers.bsky.social @news.rte.ie about the impact of Irelands far below par reimbursement of EMA approved cancer drugs & complete lack of early access schemes on patients. #UnitedCancerVoicesIE www.rte.ie/news/health/...

How do patients in Irelands public health system fair out in comparison to our European counterparts when it comes to timely access to best new cancer treatments? 🧐 It's not good news. It's shameful. People are dying waiting. #EUPatientsRightsDay #CancerDrugDisparities #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

James is calling for patients in Ireland to have access to the same standard of care and lifesaving cancer drugs that are readily available to our European counterparts. He's fighting for himself & for every person who will face cancer. Let's all fight for each other 💪❤️ #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

We are in the process of setting up our website www.ucanireland.ie where you can keep up to date on our activities advocating on key issues impacting cancer patients in Ireland. Site will be available soon! Pls share 🙏 #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

Just some of the media coverage from our launch week #proud #unitedcancervoicesIE

Listen back to chair @miriamstaunton.bsky.social on the @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social show this week. #unitedcancervoicesIE www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...

So proud of this team #powerhouses #unitedcancervoicesIE

What a fantastic day it was today #unitedcancervoicesIE

Thanks to @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social for covering this important issue. Listen back here

A very successful launch Day! Thanks to everyone for their great support ❤️ #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

Thank you @irishtimes.com for your support covering our launch and mission today! 🙏 #UnitedCancerVoicesIE www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

Don't forget to tune into the Last Word with @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social @todayfm.bsky.social to hear all about UCAN from our Chair @miriamstaunton.bsky.social 📻 #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

Please read and share UCAN press release 👀🙏 #UnitedCancerVoicesIE docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Meet the UCAN team! 😀 #UnitedCancerVoicesIE

Together we can do more 💪 #UnitedCancerVoiceIE

Today is launch day for @ucanireland.bsky.social an exciting day for cancer patient advocacy in Ireland! ☺️ Please share 🙏 #UnitedCancerVoices

I’ll be on the Last word with @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social on @todayfm.bsky.social at 5:45pm. Tune in to hear about our new organisation

Today is the launch of the United Cancer Advocates Network Ireland Who are we and what is our mission? Tune in to The Last Word @todayfm.bsky.social at 5.45pm to learn more. Please Share. #UnitedCancerVoices

#strongpatientvoice #strongertogether