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#Chemotherapy
# chemotherapy - Friday 13 December, 2019
'Extremely distressing': Children's chemotherapy sessions at Crumlin Hospital postponed due to bed shortages
The hospital said admissions dates are periodically changed due to issues such as the demand on available beds.
# chemotherapy - Tuesday 10 September, 2019
Opinion: 'My name is Niall, I'm 32, and I have cancer. I never imagined saying those words'
Niall, from Athlone, writes about how he used to think that palliative care was for “the old, the very sick and the dying”, but it’s helping him.
# chemotherapy - Thursday 22 August, 2019
Champion jockey Smullen to undergo chemotherapy after suffering health setback
The Offaly man has withdrawn from his charity race at the Curragh next month.
# chemotherapy - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
These Mater Hospital nurses are raising money to help make patient stays feel more 'like home'
The nurses are raising money for items such as exercise bikes and other forms of holistic care.
# chemotherapy - Friday 22 March, 2019
Opinion: I had a tumour growing in my breast but I also had a life growing inside me
How can these drugs rid me of cancer, take away my hair, blast my immune system and still allow this little life inside me to grow unharmed? writes Mary Canavan.
# chemotherapy - Wednesday 15 August, 2018
Irish scientists discover new treatment to help prevent relapse of aggressive form of breast cancer
The groundbreaking research was conducted by scientists at the Apoptosis Research Centre in NUIG.
# chemotherapy - Wednesday 27 June, 2018
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan reveals he's undergoing cancer treatment
Linehan shared the news of his testicular cancer diagnosis on Twitter earlier today.
# chemotherapy - Tuesday 5 June, 2018
Woman's breast cancer eradicated after therapy harnesses the power of her immune system
The method has already been shown to work with a range of cancers including leukaemia and melanoma.
# chemotherapy - Sunday 13 May, 2018
Q&A: Can pregnant women receive cancer treatment?
Women are advised against getting pregnant while receiving cancer treatment.
# chemotherapy - Sunday 28 May, 2017
'My sister died from it, then my mam had it, then I got it'
Arc Cancer Support helps people deal with the emotional and physical challenges they face before, during and after treatment.
# chemotherapy - Thursday 18 May, 2017
Concerns for cancer patients as hospitals left short of chemotherapy drugs
The pharmaceutical company which supplies the drugs said it expects to resume production early next week.
# chemotherapy - Thursday 11 May, 2017
'I thought it was a hangover, but it was more sinister' - Cork man diagnosed with brain tumour at 25
Following a year-long battle, James Murphy got the all clear today just before going on air.
# chemotherapy - Sunday 23 April, 2017
'We don't have the money for this' - Dublin mother pleads for funding for daughter's cancer treatment
12-year-old Robyn Smyth has been battling a rare form of cancer known as neuroblastoma for the past nine years.
# chemotherapy - Tuesday 7 February, 2017
'We had to get up at 4am and travel nearly four hours so Mum could get chemo'
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the response from the government in Letterkenny is “pathetic”.
# chemotherapy - Thursday 12 January, 2017
Marijuana 'eases chronic pain, but may increase risk of schizophrenia'
A US study has found that cannabis almost certainly reduces chronic pain and eases nausea from chemotherapy.
# chemotherapy - Sunday 8 January, 2017
Men's attitude to cancer: 'We don't do what we should - when we finally do, it's too late'
Why are men are 36% more likely to die of cancer compared to women, and how can we change this?
# chemotherapy - Monday 11 July, 2016
# chemotherapy - Tuesday 16 February, 2016
'Extraordinary' cancer trial sees symptoms vanish in 94% of patients
The new treatment uses the immune system to eliminate cancer cells.
# chemotherapy - Sunday 27 December, 2015
'Cancer doesn't discriminate': Young adults support each other after a diagnosis
“Regardless of your age, gender or creed, when it decides to take hold, life as you know it changes forever.”
# chemotherapy - Friday 16 October, 2015
Around 200 patients contacted as HSE recalls chemo drugs
The HSE said it was recalling the drugs as a “precautionary” measure.
# chemotherapy - Saturday 19 September, 2015
'Sure you’re grand now, your hair has grown back', the PTSD of surviving cancer
Cancer survivors talk about how difficult it can be to re-adjust to life after treatment.
# chemotherapy - Thursday 2 July, 2015
# chemotherapy - Monday 1 June, 2015
'Spectacular' breakthrough as doctors trial drugs that could 'replace chemo in five years'
The immune system can be taught to attack cancer.
# chemotherapy - Wednesday 17 September, 2014
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford diagnosed with rare and aggressive cancer
Ford had been admitted to hospital last week.
# chemotherapy - Tuesday 9 September, 2014
Brave teenager who completed his Junior Cert while battling leukemia receives award
Yesterday’s 2014 Hidden Hearing Heroes Awards saw a number of people honored in different categories for their contributions to society.
# chemotherapy - Monday 9 December, 2013
Chemotherapy rooms for patients at new Mater Hospital building 'overcrowded'
The hospital said this is a temporary set-up until a purpose built day unit is completed next year.
# chemotherapy - Saturday 30 November, 2013
Majella O'Donnell finished chemotherapy, feeling 'normal again'
Majella shaved her head on the Late Late Show in September in order to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society.
# chemotherapy - Sunday 2 June, 2013
Drug offers first hope for advanced cervical cancer
Existing chemotherapy regimes are largely ineffective against advanced stages of cervical cancer, which leads to the deaths of 250,000 women worldwide every year.
# chemotherapy - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
New research shows brain tumours can be killed with anti-nausea drug
The drug is currently being used to help patients recovering from the side effects of chemotherapy.
# chemotherapy - Friday 8 February, 2013
Column: ‘I was in work one day and diagnosed with cancer the next’
Being told you have a tumour can be a devastating shock, but there is no need to face the battle alone, says cancer survivor Sheila Hyde.
# chemotherapy - Saturday 19 January, 2013
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your weekend.
Research could predict how bowel cancer patients react to chemo
Scientists at the RSCI and Beaumont Hospital develop a method that could avert chemotherapy if it won’t work.
# chemotherapy - Monday 17 December, 2012
Fears that cancer patients may skip chemo over financial problems
The Irish Cancer Society has said that it has seen a rise in people applying to its Financial Aid Scheme in the past year.
# chemotherapy - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
New research into what causes nausea may help improve cancer treatments
The research, carried out by the University of Guelph in Canada, used rats to better understand what led to the condition.
# chemotherapy - Sunday 25 March, 2012
Column: Here’s how the HSE turned my expectations upside down
Coached by the media, Sean Finn thought HSE care for his mother would be slow, unreliable and impersonal. Here’s his story.
# chemotherapy - Sunday 11 March, 2012
Column: The danger of alternative therapies and why Steve Jobs was wrong
Medical journalist Sandra Ryan says ineffective alternative remedies, when used instead of mainstream medical treatment, can pose a massive risk to lives.
# chemotherapy - Wednesday 4 January, 2012
Argentine president recovering after cancer surgery
Cristina Fernandez is recovering after having surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid gland, and is cautiously expected to make a full recovery.
# chemotherapy - Monday 3 October, 2011
'Breakthrough' breast cancer test to be made available to public
The genetic test can accurately identify the patients who remain at risk following surgery for breast cancer – determining who would benefit from chemotherapy.
# chemotherapy - Monday 19 September, 2011
Queen's University scientists make prostate cancer breakthrough
Leader of the study, Dr Joe O’Sullivan (pictured) described it as “a huge step forward” in the fight against prostrate cancer.
# chemotherapy - Saturday 6 August, 2011
Chavez to return to Cuba for chemotherapy
The Venezuelan leader underwent surgery on a tumour in June.
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Poll: How often do you post a letter?
THE PRICE OF stamps is set to increase next month, An Post has announced.
On 19 March the price of a standard domestic stamp will increase from €1 to €1.10 and a standard international stamp will increase from €1.70 to €1.80.
An Post said the domestic price increase, the first in three years, “reflects other European postal services’ price increases over the past three years”.
“Increases in letter prices across Europe reflect the steady decline in traditional letter volumes globally due to e-substitution,” the company added in a statement.
With the advance of email and other online communications, there has been a steady decrease in the number of letters sent via post.
We want to know: How often do you post a letter?
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