# cancer - Sunday 3 October, 2021
# Cancer
# Cancer
The mother-of-two said she hopes chemotherapy will keep her alive ‘until Christmas at least’.
# cancer - Tuesday 28 September, 2021
# Eileen Rushe
# Eileen Rushe
The 35-year-old mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer in December 2018.
# cancer - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# RIP
# RIP
The singer had breast cancer.
# cancer - Saturday 4 September, 2021
# Cancer
# Cancer
Stephen Donnelly said he expected the health service to see an increase in the number of patients presenting with cancer in the coming months.
# cancer - Wednesday 18 August, 2021
# RIP
# RIP
The TV star and comedian died from cancer at home surrounded by his family.
# cancer - Thursday 13 May, 2021
# Clinical Trials
# Clinical Trials
Peter MacNamara has been battling prostate cancer since 2011 and has found immunotherapy via a clinical trial to be hugely helpful.
# cancer - Sunday 9 May, 2021
# Pride
From The42
# Pride
Bryce Evans and Terry Phelan pay tribute to the late Alan McLoughlin.
# cancer - Wednesday 28 April, 2021
# Screening
# Screening
Consultant Gastroenterologist Professor Pádraic Mac Mathuna is calling on those aged 60-69 to register for bowel screening.
# cancer - Wednesday 14 April, 2021
# Cancer
# Cancer
Inherited faulty genes play a major role in 5 to 10% of all cancers.
# cancer - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# Smear Tests
# Smear Tests
“My perception is that there is an increasing reluctance to tend for smears because they just feel there’s relatively little point,” Dr Charles Gillham told TheJournal.ie.
# cancer - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# Back To Work
# Back To Work
There have been calls for a State backed back-to-work scheme for cancer patents.
# cancer - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# World Cancer DAy
# World Cancer DAy
Dr Greg Korpanty of University Hospital Limerick on cancer treatment in Ireland during a pandemic.
# cancer - Thursday 28 January, 2021
# Treatment
# Treatment
The already approved drug could be used to treat more aggressive forms of breast cancer that don’t always respond to traditional chemotherapy.
# cancer - Thursday 14 January, 2021
# RIP
From The42
# RIP
She was the quiet half of a powerful partnership with the outgoing Marnie McBean.
# cancer - Monday 4 January, 2021
# Still Waiting
# Still Waiting
Expert says linking IVF funding with the commencement of legislation is a ‘way of putting it off’.
# cancer - Tuesday 1 December, 2020
# Cancer Registry
# Cancer Registry
After non melanoma skin cancer, the most common cancers in men are prostate cancer, bowel cancer and lung cancer.
# cancer - Thursday 26 November, 2020
# Cancer
# Cancer
Referrals and attendances at clinics dipped significantly at the start of the pandemic.
# cancer - Monday 16 November, 2020
# Purple House
# Purple House
Purple House Cancer Support Centre received almost 3,000 calls to its helpline since March.
# cancer - Saturday 10 October, 2020
# HSE
# HSE
Out of 110,000 invitations, only 12,000 have come forward, according to CervicalCheck director.
# cancer - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Financial Problems
# Financial Problems
To date this year, the society has received €2.8 million in legacy gifts.
# cancer - Tuesday 6 October, 2020
# National Cancer Registry
# National Cancer Registry
That’s according to a new report published by the National Cancer Registry.
# cancer - Saturday 29 August, 2020
# Chadwick Boseman
# Chadwick Boseman
His family announced the shock news on social media.
# cancer - Thursday 6 August, 2020
# Warning
# Warning
It was reported today that a Department of Health briefing warns of a major backlog in cancer treatments.
# cancer - Wednesday 22 July, 2020
# CervicalCheck
# CervicalCheck
Paul Reid said he has written to Paul Morrissey, Ruth’s husband, to offer an apology on behalf of the HSE.
# cancer - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Thousands of extra people could die in the next five years due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have found.
# cancer - Friday 17 July, 2020
# US
# US
The popular, liberal judge said that she wouldn’t retire.
# Covid-19 Committee
# Covid-19 Committee
The HSE, the Irish Cancer Society, and the National Treatment Purchase Fund gave submissions to an Oireachtas Special Committee today.
# cancer - Wednesday 24 June, 2020
# Cervical Cancer
# Cervical Cancer
Priority groups will receive letters from 6 July.
# cancer - Thursday 18 June, 2020
# Hse Figures
# Hse Figures
Cancer screening services will begin to return at the end of the month – but there is huge gap in referrals in the past 3 months.
# cancer - Saturday 13 June, 2020
# Figures
# Figures
Overall, referrals to cancer services have fallen to less than half of the usual numbers.
# cancer - Thursday 11 June, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
All screening services were cancelled in March when the Covid-19 pandemic began.
# cancer - Friday 29 May, 2020
# HSE
# HSE
Six months after receiving a normal screening result, the Wexford mother-of-two was diagnosed with breast cancer.
# cancer - Thursday 7 May, 2020
# Take Care
# Take Care
The last thing GPs want is to see patients have a cancer diagnosis delayed, the HSE said today.
# cancer - Monday 4 May, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
If you have a chest pain or a lump on your breast, call your GP for a phone consultation.
# cancer - Monday 27 April, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
Holly Kennedy is doing her best to handle her treatment for breast cancer, while all around her has changed.
# cancer - Friday 27 March, 2020
# Daffodil Day
# Daffodil Day
Daffodil Day is cancelled, but James Gilleran is hoping people will give what they can.
# cancer - Thursday 26 March, 2020
# Closed Borders
# Closed Borders
A number of cancer patients rely on treatment overseas for various different types of cancers.
# cancer - Sunday 22 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The service is available to both adults and children who are affected by cancer.
# cancer - Thursday 19 March, 2020
# Battling On
From The42
# Battling On
1985 UK Championship runner-up Willie Thorne, who has been a commentator for the BBC, says he is starting chemotherapy in Spain today.
# cancer - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The charity cancelled it’s major fundraising events amid concern around the coronavirus.
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