Almost 9,800 deaths every year in Ireland are as a consequence of cancer

Oireachtas committee told medical research should be valued rather than viewed as an ‘add-on’

I have seldom read such a searingly honest appraisal of a situation faced by many people

In A&E two days after I posed for this photo in January, I was told: ‘We’ve found cancer’

Schilling was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023 and has undergone treatment for the last two years

Dense tissue has more cells that can become cancerous and it can make scans difficult to read

In recent months I’ve been feeling the devil call of the cigs more keenly than any other time in the past nine years

Dr Muiris Houston: The PSA test isn’t nearly as reliable as the tests used for breast and cervical cancer screening programmes

Prof Eamonn Keogh’s movie-inspired sensor can help identify major nut pest through its wing beats

Drinking alcohol can have profound effects on the brain and body, both while you’re drinking and over time

Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland, according to a report by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

HPV vaccine is not a silver bullet when it comes to this dreaded disease, but it improves the odds of survival

For Fianna Fáil senator Teresa Costello, early diagnosis of her breast cancer may have been ‘the difference between life and death’

Clinical progress made over the past few years marks hopeful development

‘I will just keep on living and occasionally wondering. Grateful to be here. Conscious that it could be different’

Fear of causing inconvenience can mean the non-diagnosis of medical issues

Increasing attention is being paid to how exercise can help post-treatment cancer survivors

Involvement comes due to concern court judgment could cause an increase in Irish medical negligence cases

The Fabulous Pharmacist Laura Dowling is on a mission to open up the conversation about women’s bodies

‘Amazing work she carried out will continue to help and support people,’ service hears