PRESERVING FERTILITY: Preservation of fertility for women affected by cancer is a major issue for those facing radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
The Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland unit at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin has recently carried out an audit of its fertility preservation services which opened in October 2003.
A report on this audit in the Irish Medical Journal explains how 19 women were referred to the services and five had their eggs cryopreserved (frozen to be made available for future use).
The authors concluded that maintaining the potential to conceive after treatment is becoming easier and more accessible to women with cancer.
DISEASE-FIGHTING NUTRITION: Patrick Holford, one of the leading researchers into the role of nutrition in fighting disease, will give a "power lunch" tomorrow from 1pm-2pm at the Cultivate Centre for Sustainable Living, Essex Street West, Temple Bar, Dublin.
Holford - who is the author of many books on nutrition - will talk about the "five secrets to high energy living".
Admission is €15 and bring your own high energy snacks as there won't be any food provided. Tel: 01 6745773 or e-mail health@cultivate.ie.
BONE BREAKS: Prof Steven Boonen from the Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, Leuven University, Belgium, is the co-author of a new scientific model for understanding why bones break. He is the guest speaker with actress Joanna Lumley at two talks on bone health for health professionals.
The first is on tonight at 7pm in the Guinness Hop Store, Dublin and the second in the Radisson SAS, Cork city tomorrow at 7pm. Contact Teresa Mooney on tel: 01 6690030 regarding booking.