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# Cancer

This week
21st July 2024 - 27th July 2024
Cabinet approves plan to allow women suffering serious illnesss to defer maternity leave
24 Jul
7.4k
Dr Catherine Conlon: Sunbeds should be banned – here’s why
Dr Catherine Conlon
23 Jul
7.7k
19
'It's good to be back': Oliver Callan returns to radio show after having skin cancer surgery
22 Jul
19.2k
17
Micheál Martin backs calls for ban on tanning beds but gives no timeline
The Tánaiste compared the risk of tanning beds to the risk of asbestos.
Jane Matthews
22 Jul
16.4k
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Last week
14th July 2024 - 27th July 2024
New Fine Gael senator wants harsher punishments for drivers who park in disabled parking spaces
In a wide-ranging interview, Bradley talks about tackling disability issues, getting into politics and fertility post-cancer.
20 Jul
27.4k
This month
July 2024
Oncologist: People with cancer are waiting too long for treatment in Ireland
Dr Michael McCarthy
11 Jul
10.9k
Last month
June 2024
Pharma firms maximise profits in Ireland as patients struggle with drug prices
Investigate Europe reveals how big pharma funnels billions of profits through Ireland while high drug prices mean life-threatening delays for Irish patients.
The 15 largest European and US drugmakers publicly disclose over 1,300 subsidiaries in low-tax jurisdictions
These multinationals amassed profits of €580 billion in the last five years
This amount outweighs their research and development (R&D) costs of €572 billion
Maxence Peigné
28 Jun
11.8k
Kate Middleton says she will make her first public appearance in six months tomorrow
14 Jun
22.5k
Cancer patients fighting Israeli government to avoid deportation to Gaza
Up to 40 people are affected and, to date, almost half have lodged petitions to stay in Israel and keep receiving medical care.
Lawyer Tamir Blank said patients who cannot receive the treatment or aftercare needed could end up in "a very dire condition"
Some people would have to return to refugee camps where the sanitation is poor and they may "not have access to even basic medical care"
Órla Ryan
7 Jun
17.0k
Life with cancer in Gaza: 'Access to treatment is the least we can ask for in this war'
A man speaks to The Journal’s reporter in Rafah about his wife’s diagnosis – and how she cannot access treatment or find healthy food.
Dima Jalal Saud
7 Jun
4.2k
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Cancer patients fighting Israeli government to avoid deportation to Gaza
7 Jun
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1 Apr
Hunger in Gaza: 'We made bread using livestock fodder but now we've run out'
19 Feb
Giving birth in Gaza: 'I resorted to instructional videos on social media'
14 Feb
This year
2024
'Like a lot of men, I was in denial': Newstalk's Seán Defoe reveals testicular cancer diagnosis
29 May
19.3k
Cancer links, environmental concerns and the years-long argument over banning artificial pitches
The use of rubber crumb has caused concern for both health and environmental reasons.
4 hrs ago
3.6k
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HSE approves new drug that can cut the chances of breast cancer recurring by over 30%
13 May
13.5k
11
Leading cancer doctors write open letter to Taoiseach warning about Ireland's cancer services
16 Apr
19.8k
Prostate cancer cases to double worldwide by 2040, new research suggests
5 Apr
16.1k
24
Kate Middleton says she's 'enormously touched' by support after revealing cancer diagnosis
24 Mar
23.0k
Britain's Queen Camilla meets Michelle O'Neill (and a baby) on solo trip to Northern Ireland
21 Mar
28.0k
15
Nurse: Witnessing cancer and going through it yourself are two vastly different things
Deborah Murphy
21 Mar
15.1k
5
Cockney Rebel frontman Steve Harley dies age 73
17 Mar
17.3k
'Concerning' delays for mammograms as Dublin hospitals struggle to recruit staff
Beaumont Hospital is considering outsourcing some appointments to deal with the backlog, one patient was told.
Patients are concerned it is taking months to get an appointment for certain scans, potentially delaying a cancer diagnosis
Extra consultants are due to start working in the coming months, but staffing levels remain an issue
"It is unacceptable that a person should wait too long before getting access to a vital diagnostic appointment," the CEO of the Irish Cancer Society said
Órla Ryan
2 Feb
8.7k
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has ‘about a year’ to live due to cancer
Updated 11 Jan
8.7k
4
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has ‘about a year’ to live due to cancer
11 Jan
16.8k
4
Last year
2023
Palliative care nurses report visiting cancer patients who cannot heat their homes
Updated 8 Dec 2023
18.3k
62
Sabina Higgins thanks public for support following breast cancer treatment
7 Dec 2023
17.7k
19
HPV vaccine 'significantly' reduces signs of pre-cancer in young women, study shows
26 Oct 2023
5.9k
Women with cancer will be able to defer maternity leave under new legislation
21 Oct 2023
13.9k
7
'Skin cancer can be prevented': Survivor calls for suncream to be made more affordable
4 Aug 2023
16.2k
26
'Exponential rise' in number of legal cases being taken against CervicalCheck, says WHO report
6 Jul 2023
8.7k
13
Lynn Ruane: 'Christy, you inspired me to live longer, love deeper and fight harder'
Lynn Ruane
Updated 17 Jun 2023
30.5k
24
2021 was second year in a row with fewer cancer diagnoses due to Covid, report finds
7 Jun 2023
5.5k
9
'Everyone has been touched by it': Importance of early cancer detection highlighted at Bloom
31 May 2023
14.0k
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Broadcaster Esther Rantzen reveals her lung cancer has progressed to stage four
26 May 2023
23.9k
4
HSE to launch psychological supports for young people with cancer
17 May 2023
3.5k
2
Celine Garvey: 'I told her I had cancer - she later said she decided not to cry at that moment'
Celine Garvey
16 May 2023
27.6k
5
Skin lesion removed from Joe Biden’s chest was cancerous, doctor says
Updated 3 Mar 2023
25.0k
21
Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny diagnosed with cancer but expected to make full recovery
27 Feb 2023
38.1k
11
Fears over colon cancer waiting lists as doctors face 'race against time' to diagnose patients
7 Feb 2023
17.4k
15
People in Ireland's most deprived areas have higher risk of dying from cancer, report finds
1 Feb 2023
6.3k
7
Woman who claims her cervical cancer test was misread sues State over refusal to grant supports
18 Jan 2023
15.5k
Michael Flatley undergoes surgery after being diagnosed with aggressive form of cancer
11 Jan 2023
43.2k
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