Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has warned of growing health risks in Northern Ireland as waiting times for cancer referrals and treatments remain stagnant far below target, with some continuing to increase. The warning from Northern Ireland’s local cancer charity follows the publication of the latest...
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH NI), a subcommittee of Cancer Focus NI, has today launched their manifesto and vision for a smokefree Northern Ireland by 2035. The ambitious manifesto advocates for a new comprehensive Tobacco Control Strategy, including smoking prevention programmes available to c...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland welcomes the publishing of the end of term review for the Tobacco Control Strategy for NI which notes some key gains for local people over the past decade. Welcoming the news that overall, there has been a decrease in smoking prevalence, the charity is pleased to see th...
As part of its Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, a local cancer charity has today opened applications for an upcoming breast cancer wellness retreat, taking place in Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal from 17 to 19 November. Part of Cancer Focus NI’s Thrive Support Group, a service designed specifi...
Cancer Focus NI has unveiled details of its new Go Pink fundraising campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. The charity has also announced dairy co-operative Dale Farm as the official sponsor of the Go Pink campaign. The campaign is being launched as projections from the Northern Ir...
