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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...

13
November
2014

Latest news on Equal Access to drugs

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

A delegation from Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has met with the panel set up to carry out an evaluation of the Individual Funding Request (IFR) process. The IFR process is intended to provide access to unapproved specialist drugs for patients where there is an agreed clinical need. These drugs are...

12
November
2014

Top award for cookbook

By: Cancer Focus Fundraising Events Team0

Our new Well Being Cookbook for cancer patients has come top in the Northern Ireland heat of the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook awards. The unique cookbook was also shortlisted for the Best Health Book in the World and Best Charity Book in the World categories. The Gourmand Awards celebrate glo...

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...