‘It is the biggest burden of my life’: An oncologist’s struggle to secure medicines for patients
Getting patients access to treatments they need – without which they will die – is the ‘biggest burden of my life’, says Prof Gráinne O’Kane
Cancer
‘My son is getting married in the summer, and the likelihood is that I’m going to be able to see that’
A stage 4 cancer diagnosis out of the blue left Bernard Mahon reeling: then he was told a drug that could treat it was not covered by his insurer
Mobile scanners to bring lung health checks directly to communities in north Dublin and northeast
Coolock woman says if her cancer diagnosis was not caught as early as it was her prognosis would have been a lot worse
More than half of adults will be obese or overweight by 2050, study finds
Spiralling rates of people who are obese and overweight a ‘monumental societal failure’
‘I wasn’t sick enough to access life-saving cancer therapy’
Six years after a shock melanoma diagnosis, Miriam Staunton is currently free of cancer and advocating for other patients
‘If my smears had been read correctly, I would not have developed cervical cancer’
Ireland has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in Europe but screening and early intervention are helping more women survive the disease
Is there a connection between a mobile phone and cancer?
In part 8 of our What the Science Says series, we ask if there is a connection between phone use and health outcomes
George Clooney: ‘I told Amal, I can still do everything I did when I was 30. But in 30 years, I’m 90. That’s a real number’
The actor is making his Broadway debut in a stage adaptation of his 2005 movie Good Night, and Good Luck
Oesophageal cancer: ‘I was fine, there was nothing wrong with me’
As a fit 51-year-old, Justin Farrell thought cancer was something that happened to other people. He knows now how wrong he was
I don’t celebrate when my consultant says my cancer is stable
I walk out of that door and my mind turns from the existential to the everyday
Number of Irish people who regard themselves as healthy is highest in EU
However, separate report finds Ireland had the second highest rate of new cancer diagnoses among EU countries in 2022
Apple Cider Vinegar: Why the ‘true-ish’ story of Belle Gibson needed to be told
Series is based on the rise and fall of a fraudster who faked brain cancer and claimed to have been cured by a health diet
Rising to the challenge of selling vaccines in Trumpworld
Samantha Humphreys is charged with leading MSD’s Irish business including key cancer drug and vaccine plants
Irish Cancer Society unveils free services to help patients with diets, exercise and welfare issues
Charity says it often hears from those “struggling to navigate the financial and practical issues a diagnosis brings”
‘Oh my god, there’s something in my brain’: Alannah Moran’s neurosurgery story
Alannah Moran (31) received ‘shock’ diagnosis just eight weeks after giving birth to her third child
Should the Government move to label alcohol as a cancer-causing substance?
Dr Muiris Houston: Implementing a labelling regime could help make people aware of the potential cancer risks of alcohol consumption
‘Art can bring comfort, meaning and perspective to the journey of illness and recovery’
Liza Cauldwell began photographing flowers to help process her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment as she navigates through healing
The fibre phenomenon: 30 easy ways to get your fill of this life-changing nutrient
It’s actually very simple to gradually and effectively raise your fibre intake when you put your mind to it
Pancreatic cancer: ‘I just can’t explain what it felt like hearing those words’
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can be difficult to spot, but the sooner the patient is diagnosed the better prospects they have of survival
Singer Linda Nolan dies ‘peacefully, with her loving siblings by her bedside’
Nolan sister, who had cancer, was part of the first Irish act to sell more than a million records worldwide
Róisín Ingle: After a serious medical diagnosis, I made a small but profound lifestyle change
Last year, after receiving a serious medical diagnosis the shock propelled me to make a few permanent, self-improving lifestyle changes
Dr Julie Smith: ‘Being in the public eye doesn’t come naturally to me’
The bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? talks about fear, handling misinformation online and her rise to social media stardom
Shorla Oncology co-founders: ‘We felt compelled to do something meaningful’
One is an ‘adrenalin-seeker’, the other a ‘voice of reason’. Now, after years of ‘serious graft’, EY award-winning pharma entrepreneurs Sharon Cunningham and Orlaith Ryan are poised to expand their portfolio of cancer treatments
New prostate cancer imaging shows ‘extremely encouraging’ results in trials
Team in Scotland develops technique that raises hope for more accurate means of testing and faster and cheaper alternative to MRIs
The last thing our teenage son said was: ‘Why are you all so sad? I’m going to be fine’
Cheryl and Ian Bruwer’s oldest son, Corban, died in January 2024 at the age of 19. Here, his parents remember a kind and thoughtful child who always put his family first
US surgeon general urges cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks
Consumption of beer, wine and spirits increases risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers, says report
My sister was dying of cancer. A Christmas gift helped to process it
Julie had been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer at 59-years-old. Early on, her oncologist had told us we’d be lucky to have five more Decembers together
All women will receive same level of allowance for post-mastectomy and hair loss products after cancer treatment
HSE has introduced change to remove local variations in products and allowances available
Róisín Ingle: My profound, challenging, surprisingly joyful, life-changing year
I haven’t written a personal column for around a year. There have been difficult days. I’ve also had one of the best day’s of my life
RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal raises over €5m for children’s charities for first time
More than €3.7 million was donated through online banking app Revolut
Decoding early signals to catch ovarian cancer sooner
Research Lives: Aideen McCabe, PhD student, University College Cork
‘I had let it go too far ... but I had zero pain’: We need to talk about penile cancer
New guide aims to stop men dying due to unawareness and shame
Surviving cancer: To all the ‘wingmen’ I say – take a bow, you’ve played a blinder
Cliodna O’Carolan reflects her husband’s gruelling and painful fight against cancer - and her harrowing efforts to support him
‘It’s not just a cancer battle – it’s a financial battle’: Next government urged to cut costs for cancer patients
Katie Foley, a 29-year-old single mother who had to close her new coffee business after her diagnosis, says cancer patients should be entitled to a medical card
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