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Mon 12 Dec 2006Concern after breast surgery deferred over beds
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Up to 12 women referred by the BreastCheck screening programme for cancer surgery at the Mater hospital in Dublin have had their operations deferred because of a shortage of beds.
The Irish Timesunderstands that BreastCheck, the State-run national screening programme, has written to the Mater hospital expressing strong concern at the development.
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