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Donegal bowel cancer patient urges people to talk about their bowel health

There can be a certain amount of hesitancy around discussing bowel movements and bowel health. Tess Greene, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer in December 2021, would like this to change. Tess, who lives in Donegal, has a history of having ...

16 Apr 2022 at 11:33

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Almost 50% of Irish people don't get screened for bowel cancer due to fear, new data finds

Almost half of people in Ireland don't take up bowel cancer screening invitations due to fear. That's according to recent research from Ireland's national bowel cancer screening programme, BowelScreen, which found the fear of finding something ...

01 Apr 2022 at 19:33

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BIG READ: ‘It is vital to raise awareness,’ says ovarian cancer survivor

In 2017 Kat Shelley, Cloughjordan, was visiting family in North Carolina when she became ill. She had been off for more than a year with bloating, but now she was experiencing “excruciating pain”, loss of appetite and urgency to go to the ...

13 May 2022 at 09:33

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Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - Put it by the loo, don’t put it off

This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, BowelScreen is reminding people to complete the simple at-home test that could save their life. BowelScreen, part of the National Screening Service, offers a free at-home test to people aged from 60 to ...

15 Apr 2023 at 09:33

Presenter Nick Owen ‘humbled’ hearing from men he encouraged to get cancer test

Presenter Nick Owen said it is “humbling” and “overwhelming” to speak to men who were encouraged to get tested for prostate cancer after he shared his diagnosis publicly. Owen, who was diagnosed with the illness last year, said he was ...

29 Oct 2024 at 16:35

Health & Wellbeing

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Can I get lung cancer if I’ve never smoked?

It’s a common misconception that someone who gets lung cancer must be a smoker or a former smoker. Cancer Research UK (CRUK) says nearly three-quarters (72%) of lung cancer cases in the UK are caused by smoking, 71% by active smoking,...

31 Oct 2024 at 08:00

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Western Trust social staff urge people to 'Paint the Town Pink' this October

This October, Action Cancer is calling on all Health and Social Care workers across Northern Ireland to get behind its annual Paint the Town Pink fundraising campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and help raise ...

09 Sept 2024 at 14:33

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Big Kildare Interview: staying positive amidst a cancer diagnosis

For many people, hearing that they have received a diagnosis of an illness such as cancer can be debilitating. While this was initially the case for Maynooth resident Garry Bermingham, he revealed that hope and optimism helped ...

24 May 2022 at 18:33

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Loving dad’s passion for DIY saves his life after developing swelling on his leg boarding up daughter’s loft which leads to doctors finding kidney cancer

A loving dad was astonished when his passion for DIY saved his life after a swelling developed on his right leg while he boarded his daughter’s loft and led to doctors finding the “silent cancer” on his kidney that could have ...

01 Feb 2022 at 09:55

Health & Wellbeing

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Ashley Cain shares advice for other dads going through grief

Grief can be an extremely hard and lonely place, especially when going through the heartbreak of losing a child – as Ashley Cain knows only too well. The former Coventry City footballer and reality TV star lost his ...

01 Sept 2022 at 08:00

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New stamps promote Cancer Awareness across Tipperary and nationwide

An Post has issued two new stamps promoting Cancer Awareness, highlighting the vital role that Research and Care play in helping people to live well, with and beyond cancer. Irish Cancer Society CEO, Averil Power ...

22 Sept 2023 at 10:33

Widower to take on Mount Kilimanjaro for hospice that helped his wife

An aircraft support engineer hopes to complete his 13th challenge – climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – to raise money for the hospice that cared for his “incredible” wife during her final months with breast cancer. ...

05 Oct 2022 at 08:00

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