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Archive for category: Prevention
17
November
2014

No Smoking Day plans unveiled

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

The theme for No Smoking Day 2015 – Proud to be a Quitter – was unveiled at a special event organised by Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. Nurses, doctors, midwives, stop smoking specialists and other health professionals attended the event to hear about plans for next year’s No Smoking Day, whic...

10
November
2014

New European cancer code

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

Cancer Focus NI has welcomed the launch of the revised European Code Against Cancer – a move to spread prevention messages across Europe – and urges local people, MLAs, MPs and MEPs to support the campaign. The European Commission, with the International Agency for Research on Cancer, re...

22
September
2014

Karen reminds us to check our necks

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

To mark thyroid cancer awareness month, which runs in September, Karen Gribbon wants to help Cancer Focus NI raise the profile of the rare disease by telling her story. For signs and symptoms, and other links click here Karen Gribbon (40) and husband Conor (41) have three daughters, Rachel (10), Mol...

01
July
2014

ManAlive is superfit

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

More than 4,000 men used the potentially life-saving Cancer Focus NI ManAlive service in the Southern Trust in a two year period from 2011 to 2013. The project, first of its kind in Northern Ireland, has been hailed as a huge success and has exceeded all its targets, according to a new independent e...

26
June
2014

Consultation on standarised packs welcomed

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

Cancer Focus NI  welcomes the UK government’s announcement of a consultation on draft regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products. Gerry McElwee, Head of Cancer Prevention for Cancer Focus NI, said: “Standardised packaging has massive public and political support because it will prote...