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12
September
2022

Support Sustainability this September

5 reasons to shop sustainably this September and into the future: We provide a sustainable and ethical option when people want to dispose of unwanted items We reuse or recycle more than 90% of donated clothing By boosting re-use and recycling, we help to reduce waste that ends up in landfill. The re...

11
November
2020

MLAs told of 1,130 ‘missing’ cancer patients

PRESS RELEASE 11 November 2020  Northern Ireland MLAs learned of 1,130 ‘missing’ local cancer patients during a virtual All Party Group on Cancer (APGC) meeting. A study by NI Cancer Registry Director, Professor Anna Gavin, indicated that between March and August this year there had been 23% fewer c...

09
January
2020

New Year, New Decade, New You

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is starting the new decade by encouraging everyone to make a few small changes to benefit you and your family, improve your health and help lower your risk of cancer. In Northern Ireland over 13,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year. However, many cancers can...

21
April
2017

Stay alert for bowel cancer

Jill Pearson (48) was diagnosed with bowel cancer ten years ago. She has two sons, Harvey (14) and Jacob (12). As part of Bowel Cancer month in April, she is backing the charity’s call for everyone to take up screening when they receive their test from the NHS. Jill says:  “I’ve never talked publicl...