Decoding early signals to catch ovarian cancer sooner
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Irish Cancer Society
More people avoiding healthcare amid costs and pressure on the system
Irish Cancer Society found one in four people did not go to an appointment they needed to attend
Averil Power: ‘I had two babies who died in pregnancy. I think about them all the time’
Irish Cancer Society head on having 10 siblings from three different families, rebelling against her parents and loving a good debate
Seamus Cotter had few lung cancer symptoms. ‘The diagnosis was a bit of a surprise’
At-risk patients in Louth and north Dublin will be the first to benefit from a new ‘lung NCT’
Women not to lose out on maternity leave entitlements if ‘seriously ill’ under proposed law
Planned legislation brought to Cabinet today will cover cancer, other serious physical and mental health ailments
Ireland’s cancer patients missing out on clinical trials due to Government ‘underinvestment’
Services in need of ‘urgent investment’ Irish Cancer Society warns as it calls for extra €20m in Budget 2025
Multiple myeloma: Patients are living longer and longer
Incurable blood cancer’s symptoms include bone and back pain, weight loss, fatigue and greater frequency of infections over several months. Blood tests and X-rays help in diagnosis
Maternity leave could be deferred in cases of serious physical or mental illness under new plans
Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman to bring legislation to Cabinet on Wednesday
Bone cancer at 16: ‘When you find out, there is a moment of why me? Why now?’
GAA fanatic Jodie Weldon was 16 years old when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma
Irish hospital admissions due to hot weather projected to rise
ESRI analysis found increased hospitalisation on hot days, with circulatory and respiratory issues among most common
Cancer patients facing delayed diagnoses and lower quality of life due to funding shortfall, says Irish Cancer Society
Society claims cumulative loss of investment in cancer services from 2017 to 2024 is almost €180m
Target waiting times for cancer tests not being met, specialists warn
Open letter to Taoiseach points to insufficient investment in infrastructure, and radiotherapy services operating ‘significantly below’ capacity
Dáil told cancer outcomes worsening because of Government underfunding
Tánaiste rejects Sinn Féin claims in Dáil that Ireland is a ‘laggard’ in treating disease
Embarrassment among reasons why people put off treatment for bowel cancer
Bowel cancer is second most common cause of cancer-related death in Ireland
Protecting maternity leave for cancer patients: ‘My arms were so sore, I couldn’t hold my baby’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Volunteers drove more than 2m kilometres last year bringing cancer patients to and from chemotherapy
In advance of Daffodil Day on Friday, Irish Cancer Society says it needs to raise more than €25m funding as demand for its services grew in 2023
Prostate cancer: Can regular physical activity reduce the risk?
Exercise appears to enhance how your immune system targets and eradicates cancer cells
‘I managed to hop, walk and crawl to the end’: Fundraiser finishes 50th marathon in 50 days in Dublin
Dymtro Moyseyev raised more than €5,000 for Irish Cancer Society
Cancer patients ‘dying in cold homes’, survey of palliative nurses finds
Irish Cancer Society calls for social welfare allowances to be extended to cancer patients
Purported tanning aid advertised on social media may cause serious health issues, regulator warns
‘Notable escalation’ in online activity related to advertisement of products that can cause long-term damage
Irishman’s ride in world’s longest horse race cut short after fall
Martin McMahon was halfway through the gruelling Mongol Derby when ‘disaster struck’
Officials examining plans to allow cancer patients to defer maternity leave
The Irish Cancer Society has estimated that 60 women a year get a cancer diagnosis while pregnant or after giving birth
Fixing our food system and climate crisis together
The Fixing Food Together gathering recommended a transition to more plant-based diets, ending the junk-food cycle and improving agricultural practices
How to stay safe in the sun, as Irish tourists are warned of cancer risk in European heatwave
Getting burnt just once every two years triples melanoma risk, Irish Cancer Society warns, as temperatures reach 45 degrees in areas of Spain
Cancer survivors to gain access to mortgage protection after years of refusal
New voluntary code of practice will disregard cancer diagnosis where treatment ended over seven years ago
Laya refused cover for new therapies for more than 20 cancer patients last year
Irish Cancer Society calls for re-examination of ‘whole system’ of drug reimbursement
Irish food system ‘fuelling premature death and disability’ due to diet-related diseases – report
Lack of policies cause ‘ultra-processed foods and excessive red and processed meat’ to dominate
Growth in scientific studies supporting the physical and psychological benefits of yoga
Studies have found yoga to be beneficial for conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia and generalised anxiety disorder
Getting cancer at 21: ‘They ended up finding a 10cm tumour in my chest’
Getting the diagnosis can be a massive retrograde step for any young person
Cancer survivors to benefit from insurance sector ‘right to be forgotten’ move
Mortgage protection insurance code of conduct will disregard diagnosis where treatment ceased seven or more years before application
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: I could go months without thinking about it and sometimes it’s all I can think of
Daffodil Day: Being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has ‘really shaped my life’, says gym owner Sarah O’Neill
Clocks are about to change. Our body clocks turn out to be key to making medicine work
Dr Muiris Houston: As the clocks spring forward, we would be wise to look at chronotherapy and the link between time and drugs
People in State’s most deprived areas have higher risk of dying from cancer, report finds
Survival from cancers improving but outcome disparities between most and least deprived unchanged, National Cancer Registry Ireland says
The push to understand metastasis: new frontier in cancer research aims to improve survival rates
Metastatic cancer is a complex challenge for bench-to-bedside research
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