We are deeply saddened to hear the news that our dear friend, and a previous Chief Executive, has passed away. Arlene joined our charity in the early 1980s and brought with her a wealth of experience as a nurse. During her early years with us, she was instrumental in designing and developing trainin...
No Smoking Month is fast approaching, and the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland are encouraging smokers to ‘Make March Your Month to Quit’. With smoking being the single most entirely preventable cause of ill-health, disability and death, in Northern Ireland it is responsi...
Charity calls for ambitious new Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy to ease the burden on the health service, as half of cases are preventable Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has launched new research showing that the cost of skin cancer diagnosis and treatment in Northern Ireland is over £21m a year, and...
Breast Cancer patients are set to benefit from a £40,000 grant made by health charity Walk the Walk to Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. Walk the Walk is best known as the organiser of the iconic MoonWalk London, when thousands of women and men walk overnight marathons through the city’s streets, weari...
Ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday 4th February, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is making a call for 500 brave participants to register for its renowned Mourne Seven Summits and Twin Peaks challenge events on 15 June this year. The call comes as the charity has unveiled Decathlon as the chief sponso...
