Whether it was in an art room, out in the community or on the wards of the hospital, hundreds of local people on a cancer journey didn’t have to travel it alone thanks to Belfast-based Art Therapist, Joanne Boal. With a career spanning over 17 years, Joanne has worked for leading local cancer charit...
This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (21–28 January), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding women of the importance of attending for cervical screening when invited. Katrina Jones from Belfast went for her routine cervical smear test in 2022 and after further investigations, found out she had...
The latest NI Health Survey, published this morning from the Department of Health, shows that just over 1 in 8 people in Northern Ireland still smoke. Today’s results show that 13% of NI adults over 16 smoke, compared to 14% this time last year. Naomi Thompson, Health Improvement Manager at Cancer F...
Cullybackey native, Margaret Hamilton has praised the invaluable support received from local cancer charity, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland for helping her through an incurable cancer diagnosis. Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2018, Margaret was at a loss of where to turn, she searched for support...
To help raise awareness of breast cancer this October, several Councils have lit up their buildings pink at the start of this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Antrim and Newtownabbey, Causeway Coast and Glens, Derry City and Strabane, Fermanagh and Omagh, Lisburn and Castlereagh, and Mid Ulster Counci...
