Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has welcomed today’s release of the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry’s most up-to-date statistics on the number of breast, colorectal, oesophageal, stomach and head & neck cancers diagnosed in Northern Ireland each year during 1993 to 2020. Welcoming the report, Ric...
The Head and Neck conference 2022 was a huge success, taking place during Mouth Cancer Awareness Month on Tuesday 15th November at Dunadry Hotel, Antrim. The day was designed for patients & carers and brought together a range of speakers in the areas of speech, psychology, support options and pa...
Northern Ireland’s longest running cancer charity; Cancer Focus NI funds three-year research fellow post at the Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research. This substantial gift of £90,000, made possible thanks to the generosity of the late Dr Jim Birnie, a Trustee of Cancer Focus since 1985 a...
Local charity Cancer Focus Northern Ireland expresses concern over the return of smoking figures similar to levels reported in 2019/2020, a rise in eCigs popularity to 7% similar to the figure reported in 2018-2019, and highlights discrepancies of smoking trends experienced in the most deprived area...
The incredibly successful partnership between Mash Direct Belfast City Marathon and Cancer Focus NI came to an end in September 2022 having raised an unbelievable £245k for the official charity partner. The impressive total will undoubtedly make a significant impact on a unique research project the...
