A momentous occasion took place yesterday at Stormont as 34 cancer charities working across all Health Trusts came together to form the first Northern Ireland Cancer Charities Coalition. Formally partnering to establish a local sector voice, the aim of the membership organisation is to strengthen ad...
Actor, author, and proud Enniskillen man, Ciaran McMenamin, has visited Enniskillen High Street to see the site of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland’s first Cancer Support Centre, which is due to open later this year. The transformation of the two-floor 4,125 square foot vacant property located in a pro...
Earlier today, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt MLA and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland delivered a “sun scientist” session at Kirkinriola Primary School, located just outside Ballymena. This session is designed to help young students learn simultaneously about UV safety and the scientific method. Today’s...
This World No Tobacco Day, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling out the tactics used by the tobacco industry to appeal to young people and create a new generation of smokers. Marked annually since 1987, World No Tobacco Day is organised by the WHO on 31...
The All-Party Group on Cancer met earlier this month to discuss health inequalities in Northern Ireland. Israel Eguaogie (Founder and Project Services Coordinator of iAssist-NI) spoke about the challenges Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities face when trying to access cancer care. Th...
