Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is the first local charity to receive recognition for its excellent achievements at the prestigious Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) annual awards. A total of 26 organisations from across the UK were presented with awards for their work in health and wellbeing...
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...
Irish international rugby legend and TV commentator Tony Ward was a guest speaker at our 2015 Men and Cancer Conference. The annual event, held in Antrim, highlighted Men’s Health Week, which runs from June 15-21, and was attended by more than 100 health professionals and others with an interest in...
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...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland and the Public Health Agency launched a new sun safety package for outdoor workers in April 2015. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in Northern Ireland, with around 3,550 cases every year. Farmers, builders, grounds staff and postal workers are jus...
