Listen to the Land Speak review: A meandering love letter to a half-forgotten Ireland
Television: Manchán Magan’s latest documentary is set against the backdrop of his stage four cancer diagnosis
Cancer
Hidden benefits of the Irish diet: How strawberries, black tea and potatoes can boost your health
Even cheese and the hops in beer may have some unexpected benefits – but do not overdo it
Biomaterials and ‘brains in a dish’ for future treatments
Research Lives: Associate professor Catalina Vallejo Giraldo, University of Galway
New Irish tech aims to cut last-minute chemo cancellations by 25%
A Trinity spinout is using AI to make cancer care smoother for patients and staff
I read the letter a couple of times. It didn’t irritate me...it filled me with joy
This letter seemed like a sign that things were back to normal and the statute of limitations on all that cancer sympathy had expired
Buying a home after surviving cancer: ‘No matter how much paperwork I gave, it never sufficed for mortgage protection’
Programme for Government aims to require mortgage protection companies to disregard cancer diagnoses seven years after treatment, although doctors give ‘all-clear’ after five years
Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures
Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five
Irish Cancer Society calls for breast cancer screening to be lowered to 45
Carolyn Kenny had to fight for a diagnosis after coming up against doctors she found to be dismissive
Forty degree heatwaves are the ‘new norm’. Now we see what’s coming for Ireland
Climate scientists say ‘extremely warm’ weather is becoming more normal, with the balance is being tipped from ‘unusual’ towards ‘way too hot’
Jessie J shares breast cancer update after undergoing surgery
Jessie J thanks doctors and tells fans she will ‘always show the good and hard bits of any journey’
Sunbed business fined for selling session to minor
Teenage ‘secret shopper’ was deployed by HSE to do a test purchase in Cosmopoli Tan, Co Clare
Health takes a back seat when working and raising young children. We just get on with it
Women’s health in work: When you are working and raising young children, you have little time to think about your own health or your physical and mental needs
Irish company developing medical devices that could allow cancer patients to treat themselves at home
Luminate Medical aims to help patients by enabling them to stay at home in certain circumstances, reducing pressure on hospitals
S/He Is Still Her/e review: Genesis P-Orridge film offers invaluable glimpses into a radical life
P-Orridge lived many selves, spanning punk rebellion, gender reinvention, occult philosophy and more
I thought Paul McCartney had sent me a gift after my cancer diagnosis
I rang my friend Paul Howard, a huge Beatles fan, to tell him all about it
Could the end be in sight for a deadly blood cancer?
A new study suggests immunotherapy might offer a lifeline to people with multiple myeloma
Leona Macken interview: ‘I want my children to look back and see how much I wanted to stay here’
The HSE apologised to Macken, who has incurable cancer, over ‘failings’ of two cervical smear tests
SOS cancer hotline making ‘a real, tangible difference in the lives of people going through chemotherapy’
Phone triage and support service is designed to keep vulnerable cancer patients from having to go to hospital emergency departments
Woman who received HSE apology over cancer diagnosis failings encourages women to get a smear test
Leona Macken (38), who has stage 4 cancer, sued the HSE over ‘failings’ of two cervical smear tests
Jessie J reveals she has been diagnosed with ‘early breast cancer’
The singer (37) said she planned to undergo surgery later this month after having a series of tests
What are the treatment options for prostate cancer patients like Joe Biden?
Dr Muiris Houston: Former US president Joe Biden has prostate cancer. Here’s what men should know about the disease
Men and women develop skin cancer in different parts of the body
Skin cancer variations are due to behavioural differences, with men more likely to be shirtless in the sun
Prostate cancer: ‘When you hear ‘inoperable’, your world falls apart. But soon I realised that didn’t mean terminal’
About 4,000 men in the State are diagnosed with the cancer each year. Although it is often very treatable, the lack of symptoms means it can go undetected for a long time
Was the truth about Joe Biden’s health hidden from American voters?
In the News podcast: Former president’s cancer diagnosis raises further questions about his health in the White House
Burkitt review: Beautiful documentary about life of pioneering Fermanagh cancer researcher
Television: Film-maker Éanna Mac Cana, who has been treated for the lymphoma named after Burkitt, deftly traces a remarkable life
Former US president Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer, his office says
Biden and his family are reviewing treatment options with doctors
My post-cancer treatment hair reminds me of boxing promoter Don King. It makes me laugh
I don’t feel bad about my neck (chintastic) or my belly (generous) or my hands (they look older than I feel) but lately I feel funny about my hair
Can you afford to get sick in Ireland?
Beyond five days’ of statutory sick pay a year, your employer is not obliged to keep paying you if you fall ill
3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold diagnosed with stage four cancer
Arnold says cancer was found in recent weeks as 3 Doors Down summer tour is cancelled
Ireland found to be worst in Europe for availability of new cancer treatments
Only one in four of 56 new cancer treatments licensed since 2020 available in Ireland, leading to ‘inferior treatment options’
Sunbeds, melanoma and me: ‘I knew the risks but thought it could never happen’
Personal trainer admits she used to spend hours on holiday ‘sizzling’ in the sun
‘My future looks empty and lonely ... I should have invested more in friends, but it feels too late now’
Tell Me About It: ‘I didn’t realise how much I depended on my friend until the last month, when I realised there is no one else who really knows me’
‘She was literally dying in front of our eyes’: Woman (79) died from rare, aggressive cancer related to asbestos exposure
Marie Hitchcock from Balally, Co Dublin had spent some time at an RAF base in the UK
Dragon Hearts: Moving insight into a world where mortality meets dragon boat racing
Television: Documentary follows people with experience of cancer who have embraced the ancient sport
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