To help Cancer Focus Northern Ireland highlight Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (Jan 22-28), survivor DUP MLA Paula Bradley urges local women to be vigilant and to get regular smear tests. Paula who lives in Newtownabbey and has two grown up children, Jessica (27) and Joshua (25), is her party spok...
Civil servant Joanna May, from Co Down, was diagnosed with pre-cancerous cells on her tongue – she shares her story to help highlight mouth cancer awareness month in November, and stresses the need for regular check-ups. She says: “It all started about four years ago when I hurt my shoulder. I...
Denise Patrick (61), from Belfast, is undergoing treatment for breast cancer and multiple myeloma. Both cancers were diagnosed within a month of each other, leaving her reeling. The retired London-born professional, who worked for 26 years as a head teacher in several challenging inner-city school...
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...
Young Armagh woman Grainne O’Neill is pulling out all the stops to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer in memory of her mother Anne who lost her battle with the disease over two years ago in 2014. Grainne has raised an impressive £40,000 for charities like Cancer Focus Northern Ireland who work wit...
