Irish Cancer Society

Prostate cancer: Can regular physical activity reduce the risk?

Exercise appears to enhance how your immune system targets and eradicates cancer cells

‘I managed to hop, walk and crawl to the end’: Fundraiser finishes 50th marathon in 50 days in Dublin

Dymtro Moyseyev raised more than €5,000 for Irish Cancer Society

Cancer patients ‘dying in cold homes’, survey of palliative nurses finds

Irish Cancer Society calls for social welfare allowances to be extended to cancer patients

Purported tanning aid advertised on social media may cause serious health issues, regulator warns

‘Notable escalation’ in online activity related to advertisement of products that can cause long-term damage

Irishman’s ride in world’s longest horse race cut short after fall

Martin McMahon was halfway through the gruelling Mongol Derby when ‘disaster struck’

Officials examining plans to allow cancer patients to defer maternity leave

The Irish Cancer Society has estimated that 60 women a year get a cancer diagnosis while pregnant or after giving birth

Fixing our food system and climate crisis together

The Fixing Food Together gathering recommended a transition to more plant-based diets, ending the junk-food cycle and improving agricultural practices

How to stay safe in the sun, as Irish tourists are warned of cancer risk in European heatwave

Getting burnt just once every two years triples melanoma risk, Irish Cancer Society warns, as temperatures reach 45 degrees in areas of Spain

Cancer survivors to gain access to mortgage protection after years of refusal

New voluntary code of practice will disregard cancer diagnosis where treatment ended over seven years ago

Laya refused cover for new therapies for more than 20 cancer patients last year

Irish Cancer Society calls for re-examination of ‘whole system’ of drug reimbursement

Irish food system ‘fuelling premature death and disability’ due to diet-related diseases – report

Lack of policies cause ‘ultra-processed foods and excessive red and processed meat’ to dominate

Growth in scientific studies supporting the physical and psychological benefits of yoga

Studies have found yoga to be beneficial for conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia and generalised anxiety disorder

Getting cancer at 21: ‘They ended up finding a 10cm tumour in my chest’

Getting the diagnosis can be a massive retrograde step for any young person

Cancer survivors to benefit from insurance sector ‘right to be forgotten’ move

Mortgage protection insurance code of conduct will disregard diagnosis where treatment ceased seven or more years before application

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: I could go months without thinking about it and sometimes it’s all I can think of

Daffodil Day: Being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has ‘really shaped my life’, says gym owner Sarah O’Neill

Clocks are about to change. Our body clocks turn out to be key to making medicine work

Dr Muiris Houston: As the clocks spring forward, we would be wise to look at chronotherapy and the link between time and drugs

People in State’s most deprived areas have higher risk of dying from cancer, report finds

Survival from cancers improving but outcome disparities between most and least deprived unchanged, National Cancer Registry Ireland says

The push to understand metastasis: new frontier in cancer research aims to improve survival rates

Metastatic cancer is a complex challenge for bench-to-bedside research

Cancer patients cut back on heating their homes over cost concerns

Irish Cancer Society finds ‘huge amount of anxiety’ among households coping with cancer diagnosis

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: ‘It’s amazing how successful the treatments are these days’

The Irish Cancer Society is urging everyone to ‘care for your pair’ by doing regular self-checks, knowing what feels right and seeking advice if any concerns

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