How early detection of cancer could save your life
Liam Cuddihy got medical advice when he was concerned and it made all the difference
Drop in cancer diagnoses as high as 14 per cent during pandemic, early data shows
Shortfall likely to cause ‘major challenge’ in cancer services, Irish Cancer Society says
University College Cork appoints Prof John O’Halloran as president
Ornithologist looking forward to leading UCC ‘through next phase of transformation’
Nearly two in three cancer patients alive after five years, figures show
Rising number of cases a ‘wake-up call’ for need to improve services, says charity
Lifestyle changes could prevent almost a third of cancers in Ireland - report
Smoking, overweight and obesity, and infections were top three modifiable risk factors
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‘I didn’t cry, but my parents were upset. I think I was probably in denial’
Laura Dunne is just 22 but has been through surgery for bowel cancer. Early detection is key
Colon cancer: ‘I have no doubt that if I hadn’t got that letter, I would be dead’
“Normally it would have gone into the bin, but for some reason I decided it would be no harm to read the letter”
Young cancer patients are ‘falling through the gap’
Treating teenage and young adult cancer patients differently can drive up survival rates
CervicalCheck review: 12 women die as chance to prevent their cancer was missed
UK experts say women can have confidence in cervical cancer screening programme
CervicalCheck performance similar to UK programmes, review finds
Hundreds of women told that review of their slides has produced a different result
CervicalCheck: Review finds hundreds of previously missed abnormal results
Review has found some cancers could have been prevented, it is understood
CervicalCheck review nears completion but controversy set to continue
Review body to send aggregate report on smear tests screening to Minister for Health
Breast cancer survival rates improve by 15% since 1990s
Risk of dying from breast cancer has halved since 1994, according to National Cancer Registry report
Survival rates for complex cancers ‘trail other wealthy states’
Ireland ranks last for five-year survival from ovarian cancer at 36%, reveals Lancet study
Smear test review results to be communicated to over 1,000 women
Patients will receive a letter or be offered a meeting with specialist
Report calls for needs of 200,000 cancer survivors to be prioritised
Minister acknowledges need for resources to support growing numbers living after cancer
The Irish Times view on cancer projections: Greater investment needed
Failure to meet current diagnostic and treatment targets does not augur well for future additional demands
Number of people with cancer to double by 2045 if rates continue
Report says rise could be contained to 50% if recent trends including screening continue
The Irish Times view on cancer control programmes: Taking stock a decade on
It’s worth looking at the National Cancer Control Programme as a model for improvement in other areas
‘Significantly better’ survival rates for some cancers if going private
Report confirms decision to centralise cancer care in eight hospitals ‘is working’
Irish Times view on cancer becoming most common cause of death
Enhanced detection and new treatments have seen survival rates jump over past 20 years
Cancer now the biggest killer of Irish people, ahead of heart disease
Cases to double in next 30 years as population ages, says National Cancer Registry
30 women query cervical cancer status with HSE after contact from review panel
Executive apologises to women who did not have cancer for distress caused by letters
Irish are 14th most susceptible to skin cancer, study finds
Ireland has 859 melanoma-related diseases per year, and hot summer will have knock-on effect
Number of deaths in cervical screening controversy rises to 18
Nearly 4,000 women still waiting for callback from CervicalCheck helpline
‘Pause all letters’: CervicalCheck briefing memo to HSE
‘Prepare reactive communications response for headline that ‘screening did not diagnose my cancer’
HSE’s Tony O’Brien declines to step down over CervicalCheck controversy
Outgoing head of health service says he will spend remaining time in job addressing failings
A doctor writes: Can women trust CervicalCheck?
Can women have confidence in the national cervical screening programme?
Why oesophageal cancer survivors must learn to eat again
Dietitians, as well as surgeons, have a vital role to play in recovery from this type of cancer
One in four women over 45 not up to date with cervical screening
CervicalCheck head says cancer rates are higher in areas of deprivation
Cancer research developing new ways to tackle old enemies
New generation of drugs offers improved outcomes for lung cancer patients
Cancer care: A lot more to do
Some individual cancers, including melanoma and female lung cancer, continue to show worrying increases in incidence and mortality rates
Early detection key to surviving cancer
The role of three general categories; genes, age and lifestyle, in the diagnosis of cancer
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