Christine Garrett (29) from Lisbane, Comber, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2011. When she discovered she had the BRCA2 gene she opted for a double mastectomy. Here, she tells her courageous story. “I was working as a nursing auxiliary in the Belfast City Hospital Intensive Care Unit and h...
Belfast mum Kylee Murphy wants to alert other young women to the signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer in September – thyroid cancer awareness month – after getting a shock diagnosis earlier this year. The 29-year-old has just completed her treatment and is waiting to find out if it’s bee...
Michele Slane (41) lives in west Belfast with husband Francis and her two children Neil (22) and Kirsty (10). Michele, who was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2010, warns of the dangers of sunbeds and sunbathing. She says: “From about the age of 17 until 30 I used sunbeds on a regular ba...
Michele Slane (41) lives in west Belfast with husband Francis and her two children Neil (22) and Kirsty (10). Michele was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2010 and now warns others of the dangers of sunbeds and not staying safe in the sun. She says: “From about the age of 17 until 30 I used sun...
Teenager Rachel Armstrong joined forces with Cancer Focus NI on No Smoking Day, March 11, to urge smokers to kick the habit. The 15-year-old, who started smoking when she was just 10, says she is proud to be a quitter. “I had a few older friends who smoked and that where I got my first cigarette. So...
