‘What the Butlers have endured in both personal tragedy and financial misfortune is beyond imagination,’ supporter says
Cancer
Public patients face ‘huge delays’ on cancer drugs, a poorer quality of life and a poorer chance of survival
Irish Heart Foundation says decision to increase to 21 the age at which a person can legally be sold tobacco ‘one of the most important public health measures’
My parents weren’t supposed to get cancer for at least another 20 years. Not until I was back in Dublin and finished looking after small children
The drug, called abemaciclib, reduces chance of cancer returning by more than 30%
I finished active treatment on April 30th and got a letter from the Department of Social Protection a week later saying my maternity leave was up. Surely they did not expect this sick, bald woman to return to work now?
Jane McCoy, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2021, went to her doctor after weeks of bloating and stomach pains
Therapy could be custom-built for each patient affected by what is the biggest skin cancer killer
Open letter from clinicians warns target waiting times not being met and surgeries ‘frequently delayed’ due to staff and bed shortages
Open letter to Taoiseach points to insufficient investment in infrastructure, and radiotherapy services operating ‘significantly below’ capacity
Global phenomenon is ‘a puzzle, not yet figured out’, says consultant oncologist
Record shortages of common drugs have countries scrambling for alternatives while patients skip treatments
Comments from Peter Phillips follow recent announcement Princess Kate is undergoing preventive chemotherapy
Louisa McEleney went into ‘fight mode’ upon hearing her son Alex’s diagnosis. Seven years later, he is still undergoing treatment but getting on with his life
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