Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is the first local charity to receive recognition for its excellent achievements at the prestigious Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) annual awards. A total of 26 organisations from across the UK were presented with awards for their work in health and wellbeing...
We are pleased to announce that Sainsbury’s Newry has chosen Cancer Focus NI as its new Local Charity of the Year! We’d like to thank Sainsbury’s customers and we are looking forward to a year of support through fundraising. This valuable partnership will also help us raise awareness of cancer...
Recommendations to improve support for cancer patients in Northern Ireland have been published by Queen’s University Belfast and Cancer Focus NI. The report ‘Dying with Cancer – Perspectives of Bereaved Relatives and Friends’ has identified key factors influencing what enables cancer patients...
Cancer Focus NI is urging local people to attend their local public meeting to voice their opinions on how to improve access to specialist drugs. The DHSSPS has organised a series of meetings across Northern Ireland (details below) intended to provide an opportunity for public discussion of the rece...
Teenager Rachel Armstrong joined forces with Cancer Focus NI on No Smoking Day, March 11, to urge smokers to kick the habit. The 15-year-old, who started smoking when she was just 10, says she is proud to be a quitter. “I had a few older friends who smoked and that where I got my first cigarette. So...
