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...
We are pleased to announce that Sainsbury’s Newry has chosen Cancer Focus NI as its new Local Charity of the Year! We’d like to thank Sainsbury’s customers and we are looking forward to a year of support through fundraising. This valuable partnership will also help us raise awareness of cancer...
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...
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has branded the Public Health Agency and Health and Social Care Board as ‘out of touch’ with public opinion over their position on access to cancer drugs. In a joint response to the DHSSPS Consultation on the Evaluation of the Individual Funding Request (IFR) Process, t...
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...
