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Thursday 26 November 2020
The results of a major study of 3.9 million cases of cancer across seven counties were published today.
A new study has shown that a low dose of the drug is effective during the treatment of bowel, breast and prostate cancer.
New research also found that more Irish men are dying from melanoma skin cancer.
However, the HSE said there is still a need for more organ donations.
Cancer Research UK want three quarters of people diagnosed to live for at least a decade within the next 20 years.
A major study has found that some 11,000 lives could have been saved if UK patients had received the same care as people in Sweden.
Study by Trinity College Dublin scientists found that taking the treatment consistently over five years has real benefits for survival.
Ireland fell behind the average with colon, kidney, and ovarian cancer, while eastern Europe showed a lower overall survival rate.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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