Family of woman who died from breast cancer settles action for €450,000
Nicola Murphy’s husband, three children and extended family members sued GP Sumi Moodley following her death
Cancer
Increasing number of younger women diagnosed with breast cancer, committee told
Demand for cancer services on rise due to ageing population and growing complexity of treatment
Róisín Ingle: Facing my fears without alcohol has been a revelation
It gave me clarity of mind, it gave me hope and strength, and it’s a gift that keeps on giving
Meath man finishes Chicago Marathon after operations for organ transplants, cancer and knee injury
David Crosby, who was was placed in a coma because of Covid-19 complications, describes himself as ‘pure stubborn’
Breast cancer: ‘We should have copped that the news was bad’
Hazel Brennan was ‘totally floored’ when she was told she would have to undergo a mastectomy as she had two types of cancer in her left breast
Living with cancer in Ireland: ‘We’ve moved from a one-size-fits-all treatment’
More than 220,000 people in Ireland are living with or after cancer, a 50 per cent increase from a decade ago
Hazel Chu on her cancer diagnosis: ‘I came out of the scan, sat in reception and cried’
No matter how many people love you, inevitably you are alone when sick
Hospital secures orders allowing it administer chemotherapy to woman with advanced cancer
Woman faces fatal outcome unless she gets treatment, High Court told
‘I just wanted to fade away’: Baker Una Leonard on her recovery from disordered eating
The baker and entrepreneur talks about past trauma, opening her new business in Mullingar and caring for her mother
Cancer deaths to reach more than 18 million globally per year by 2050, study finds
Four in 10 cancer-related deaths due to modifiable risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol use
Two in five men in Ireland die before the age of 75, report finds
Men in Ireland dying too young from causes that are largely preventable, Movember charity research outlines
Managing chronic pain no longer a case of endurance
In Dublin’s Mount Carmel HSE surgical hub, ‘it’s so calm and you know you’re actually going to be seen’
Good news for breast cancer survivors who live in fear of recurrence
A recent paper has found risk of a second primary cancer is much lower than many patients believe
Gynaecological cancers: ‘What strikes me is how easy it would have been to dismiss that one symptom’
Many women delay or avoid GP visits due to embarrassment about discussing symptoms such as changes in vaginal discharge
Poor air quality has serious health implications – how clean is your area?
A citizen science project aims to measure the level of nitrogen dioxide in Waterford city following the success of similar projects elsewhere
Diagnosed with cancer at 18: ‘It was like, okay, the fun part of life is over’
The Sugartown author on invincibility, mother-daughter relationships and baring her soul in return for publicity
Palliative care: We do death well in Ireland, but what about the lead-up period?
‘A huge amount of healing comes with being heard,’ says Aedín Gillespie, whose husband Frank died in St Francis Hospice aged 51
Rick Davies: Supertramp frontman and co-founder dies aged 81
Davies remembered as ‘the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs’
Why do overweight people have better survival rates from some cancers and heart problems?
Cuomo’s paradox emphasises the need for more tailored messaging that separates prevention from survival goals
Doctor who failed to refer ‘red flag’ patient for mammogram should be suspended, urges Medical Council
Committee makes findings of poor professional practise against Dr Jaroslaw Krzyzanowski
Childhood cancer: ‘I had this thing in my head that, until somebody tells me, it’s not real’
When cancer is detected in any child, adolescent or young adult, there is a devastating impact on the entire family. Support can be precious
Prostate cancer: ‘Getting the news was a shock – I was 49, very fit and had no symptoms’
Marie Keating Foundation’s cancer campaign for Blue September urges men to get PSA blood test
‘I just need a home’ - homeless Dublin mother of two waiting years for a place of her own
‘I just need a home’ - homeless Dublin mother of two waiting years for a place of her own
Breast cancer patients diagnosed early face low risk of developing second cancer, new research says
Women with early breast cancer diagnoses have 2-3 per cent greater chance of developing a second cancer, study finds
Dozens of Drogheda hospital patients had pre-cancerous cells miscategorised
Several dozen patients to receive letters from hospital over grading of their pre-cancerous cells on foot of review of work of one consultant
Graphic artist Matthew Kelly: ‘If I wasn’t ecstatic then I was depressed’
Kelly, who lost his father at a young age, has used different people’s perspectives on grief, and the love that fuels it, for his comic Porter Loves Cleo
AI just as accurate as radiologists at detecting breast cancer, study finds
Researchers also find AI is sometimes more accurate in crucial early detection of tumours
Smokers in Ireland will lose almost 5m years of life and cost health system €20bn, study finds
RCSI finds 20-year-old males expected to ‘lose eight years of life’ compared with non-smokers
‘My cousin won’t end his marriage and formalise his relationship with his lover of 15 years’
Tell Me About It: ‘He has been living a kind of Irish divorce of old where he still goes to family events with his wife’
‘Oisín had such a big impact on so many people’: Family of Dublin man killed in Bolivia seek to raise money for charity
Oisín Hoy, who died in a road accident in summer, had helped raise money for Oscar’s Kids
‘Do you realise I am Irish and we’d never put up with this?’
Recalling a wild child sister whose teenage years were rebellious as she straddled that time in Dublin, which was still a place called ‘town’
‘Do it for your daughter, mother, sister, friend’: Cancer survivor urges public to join fundraising run
Breast cancer left Rachel Byrne ‘floored’, but now she is walking to raise funds for research
Hackers steal cervical cancer data of almost 500,000 women in Netherlands
Anger at delay in alerting patients to breach as medical details emerge on ‘dark web’
How safe is your sunscreen and how long does it last after opening?
Some sunscreens test better than others, but dermatologists are more concerned about expiry dates and exposure awareness
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