While not as immediately obvious as many other consequences of this pandemic that has touched every aspect of our lives, the sudden and sharp fall in cancer research activity it has caused must surely rank among the most stark and concerning.
Vital cancer research aimed at developing new treatments and improving care fell by half due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Irish Cancer Society has revealed.
Keith Downey will forever be thankful for the fortunate and timely piece of advice that saw him diagnosed with bladder cancer at a relatively early stage two years ago.
Karen Carey always had a notion of participating in the Moylagh JFK 50 Mile Challenge as she saw participants going by her house each year, but she could never have expected that a cancer diagnosis of her own would provide the opportunity and the motivation to do it herself.
“Lots of us men feel uncomfortable getting checked, especially with things like our prostate, but it’s so important. So what, if it keeps you alive, who cares? There is no shame in it.”
"Cancer doesn’t knock on your door two years before your diagnosis and tell you to start saving some money for what is about to happen.” - Linda Burnett Bowdler
New report reveals families of children going through treatment in hospital have to fork out up to €4 an hour for car parking amid cost of living crisis.
The Mid-Western Cancer Foundation Limited is your local cancer charity. All donations are used in this region to enhance services for patients attending the Cancer Centre at the University Hospital Limerick and for research at the University of Limerick.
Irish Cancer Society Head office, 43/45 Northumberland Road Dublin, D04 VX65; Charity Regulatory Authority No. 20009502; Revenue Number CHY5863; Company Number 20868.