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...
Roisin Foster, Chief Executive of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, has welcomed the Bengoa report’s key recommendations and the Health Minister’s resolve to implement them. “It’s very clear that our Health and Social Care service needs major reform in order to be sustainable for the future, so it’s cr...
Thirteen charities have warned that a hike in charity shop rates in Northern Ireland could mean they would have £5.5m less to spend on the most vulnerable. A total of 18,648 charity shop customers from all over Northern Ireland signed a petition calling for charity shops to retain their no rates sta...
A decision by the government to move forward with plans to ban branding on cigarette packs has been warmly welcomed by local cancer charity, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. The move to prevent cigarettes being sold in glamorous, branded packaging will help protect the next generation of children and...
A delegation from Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has met with the panel set up to carry out an evaluation of the Individual Funding Request (IFR) process. The IFR process is intended to provide access to unapproved specialist drugs for patients where there is an agreed clinical need. These drugs are...
