Hope for the future

Breast cancer survivor Emily Stanton, mum to Liam (13) and Rhys (9)  “I was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2015. Then I found out I was HER-2 positive, a generally more aggressive type of breast cancer which put me in a higher risk category. Thankfully the cancer was caught early and hadn’t spr...

Equal Access to cancer drugs granted

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has warmly welcomed the Department of Health’s decision to grant NI cancer patients the same access to life extending drugs as patients living in the rest of the UK following its four year Equal Access campaign. In 2014 Cancer Focus NI spearheaded the Equal Access campa...

Snap the Cig winners 2017

Snap the Cig winners 2018

Seven local primary schools have each won a new iPad in our ‘Snap the Cig’ 2018 photo competition. Congratulations to Hillcroft Special School, Newtownabbey, Portrush PS, Brackenagh West PS in Kilkeel, St Patrick’s Ballynahinch, St Joseph’s, Crumlin, Rasharkin PS and Cooley PS, Omagh. This is the se...

Highly commended for Cancer Focus NI garden

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is delighted to have been highly commended in the Garden Show Ireland team competition for their peaceful little garden at Antrim Castle Gardens. The garden unites the idea of an ancient Shinto Garden, which combines natural elements of rock, water and plants to create...