The latest NI Health Survey, published this morning from the Department of Health, shows that just over 1 in 8 people in Northern Ireland still smoke. Today’s results show that 13% of NI adults over 16 smoke, compared to 14% this time last year. Naomi Thompson, Health Improvement Manager at Cancer F...
Following another quarter of crisis-level waiting times, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland warns that cancer waits are continuing to deteriorate, with delays rampant across Northern Ireland. Latest waiting time data shows continued, dangerous delays and inequalities between Trusts The warning follows th...
A new study published today by Lancet Oncology, one of the world’s leading cancer journals, highlights that cancer survivors are often subject to repeated discrimination from financial institutions when trying to access loans, mortgages, health and travel insurance, and other financial packages. Thi...
Coming just days after the UK General Election, the latest NI Cancer Waiting Times Statistics show an urgent need for all NI politicians and governing bodies to commit to addressing cancer. Published this morning from the NI Department of Health, the waiting times once again show that cancer waits r...
With the first 2024 cancer waiting times due out at the end of the month, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland reflects on the cancer waiting times seen in 2023. These waits are some of the worst on record, with only 30% of people starting treatments within 62 days of an urgent referral for suspected cance...
