Overview
- Callard, who publicly revealed an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year and had surgery with three lymph nodes removed, has not yet begun recommended radiotherapy.
- Her move from England to Ireland to join RTE’s Fair City delayed the transfer of medical records and clinic registration, which staff said slowed the start of follow-up treatment.
- After an oncologist described a radiotherapy referral as urgent, Callard spent 4.5 hours on the phone on Thursday trying to confirm an appointment and was told the radiotherapy clinic had no record of her.
- She and her husband Jon McEwan have publicly expressed frustration and Callard plans to return to the hospital to get a confirmed appointment and push the process forward.
- The case highlights how cross-jurisdictional record transfers and clinic registration processes can disrupt timely post-surgical cancer care and leave patients waiting for urgent treatment.