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07
October
2014

John’s equal access story

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

Cancer patient John McAllister (57), from Belfast, is delighted with the Cancer Focus NI campaign calling for equal access to cancer drugs for local patients. The father of five was told three-and-a-half years ago that he was seriously ill with cancer, yet, with the help of life-prolonging drugs, ha...

01
October
2014

October – breast cancer month

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

Each October we ask women across Northern Ireland to hold a fun Girls’ Night In with their friends to help raise funds for breast cancer research that we fund at Queen’s University Belfast. For more information and to get your Pink Party Pack call Cancer Focus NI on 028 9066 3281, email ...

04
July
2014

Meeting Minister on Equal Access

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

Cancer patients and charities, headed by Cancer Focus NI, held an ‘encouraging’ meeting with Health Minister Edwin Poots on July 3 2014 to discuss equal access to cancer drugs for Northern Ireland. Mr Poots  said he was firmly committed to finding a speedy, politically acceptable resolut...

26
June
2014

Consultation on standarised packs welcomed

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

Cancer Focus NI  welcomes the UK government’s announcement of a consultation on draft regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products. Gerry McElwee, Head of Cancer Prevention for Cancer Focus NI, said: “Standardised packaging has massive public and political support because it will prote...