Responding to the draft Programme for Government for 2024-2027, published yesterday by the NI Executive, Richard Spratt, Chief Executive of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, comments: “We are glad to see the publication of a Programme for Government, and we are particularly encouraged to see ‘Cutting H...
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...
The latest NI Cancer Waiting Times Statistics once again show delays in cancer treatments across the board. On an annual basis, the waiting times have been largely below target and worsening since at least 2012. Published this morning from the NI Department of Health, the data covers patients access...
No Smoking Month is fast approaching, and the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland are encouraging smokers to ‘Make March Your Month to Quit’. With smoking being the single most entirely preventable cause of ill-health, disability and death, in Northern Ireland it is responsi...
