Cancer

The shock of a cancer diagnosis is not something for which we can prepare, but accepting help is a good start

This exceptional literary match-maker demonstrates a deftness and deep psychological sensitivity

INMO members to commence ballot for industrial action on Monday in protest at employment ceiling introduced in the HSE

Nuala O’Faolain’s final radio interview prompted this writer to explore writing about cancer. This and her own diagnosis have led to an anthology of works

Research Lives: Haematologist and clinician scientist Prof Jonathan Bond on how his work is advancing care for childhood cancer patients

SymPhisis Medical has developed a device to treat pleural fluid build-up in late-stage cancer patients

Vanessa Mooney, who went through cancer at the same time as her sister, has developed an app to support other people after the shock of diagnosis

Cancer-related fatigue and fear of recurrence are two of the most common psychological issues after a cancer diagnosis

At the Harold’s Cross facility, palliative care teams a help patients through the final stages of their lives by treating their pain and surrounding them with kindness

Teap became a healthcare advocate after his wife, Irene, was failed by the CervicalCheck programme

Company is investing $2.8bn in two Irish plants to produce its in-demand weight loss drugs and a new Alzheimer’s therapy

Investment allows University of Galway spin-out to double staff numbers ahead of assault on US market

Woman (54) ignored lockdown measures in December 2021

What people like Macpherson – who claims that she cured cancer ‘holistically’ – forget is that arsenic, cyanide, and uranium are ‘natural’ too

The presenter and self-described ‘oddball loner’ is bursting with energy despite his ‘more serious than normal’ prostate cancer

Australian supermodel reported to have treated her cancer with alternative therapies

Even the end of treatment does not spell the end of parental anxiety, and a new peer-support network is being launched to help parents cope with what comes next

Singer and TV presenter on how her sister Bernie guided her even after death, and how to treat friends who have been bereaved

When mother of four and business owner Mags Kirwan was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer, she found solace in family and a positive mental attitude

The comedian Anne Gildea on love, health and not giving up

Page for Stephen Patrick Doherty raised £3,280, which he spent on a dog and travelling to Liverpool matches

'Northern Ireland is of at the bottom of the international league table for cancer policy consistency' – Mark Lawler, professor of digital health at Queen’s University

Many patients could benefit from an approach that focuses on the whole person rather than just their disease

Removing branding from cigarette boxes has reduced smoking among young people. We must now do the same with unhealthy food and drinks as childhood obesity can trigger disease in later life

Colorectal cancer accounts for an average of about 1,000 deaths a year in Ireland

When caught early many cancers, including certain types of breast, prostate, testicular and thyroid cancers, have survival rates of up to 98%

GAA fanatic Jodie Weldon was 16 years old when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma

Testicular cancer is diagnosed in about 170 men in Ireland every year

The former tennis champion is working as a broadcaster at Wimbledon again this year

Radio: If the Liveline conversation seems designed to play on men’s worst fears, it ultimately eschews sensationalism in favour of salutary advice

Local Electoral Areas Ennistimon, Belmullet and Connemara North had highest rate of neoplasm deaths in country

Life can be tough as physical health declines, and you can start to feel invisible as you age – but has its upsides

Pembrolizumab targets and blocks a specific protein on the surface of immune cells that then seek out and destroy cancer cells

‘What the Butlers have endured in both personal tragedy and financial misfortune is beyond imagination,’ supporter says

Public patients face ‘huge delays’ on cancer drugs, a poorer quality of life and a poorer chance of survival

Irish Heart Foundation says decision to increase to 21 the age at which a person can legally be sold tobacco ‘one of the most important public health measures’

My parents weren’t supposed to get cancer for at least another 20 years. Not until I was back in Dublin and finished looking after small children

The drug, called abemaciclib, reduces chance of cancer returning by more than 30%

I finished active treatment on April 30th and got a letter from the Department of Social Protection a week later saying my maternity leave was up. Surely they did not expect this sick, bald woman to return to work now?

Jane McCoy, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2021, went to her doctor after weeks of bloating and stomach pains