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# Chemotherapy

This year
2023
Access to cancer treatment has returned to pre-Covid levels, report finds
The government allocated €35 million in extra funding last year and recruited 172 additional staff to cancer services.
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Jun 6th 2023, 6:00 AM
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Chemotherapy treatment levels dropped 12% due to the pandemic last year
The Irish Medical Organisation has said that a public health campaign should be funded to raise awareness of cancer symptoms and to encourage people to go to a GP to get checked.
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Jun 2nd 2021, 5:49 PM
'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.
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Dec 13th 2019, 7:59 PM
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.
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Sep 10th 2019, 7:00 AM
Champion jockey Smullen to undergo chemotherapy after suffering health setback
The Offaly man has withdrawn from his charity race at the Curragh next month.
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Aug 22nd 2019, 3:00 PM
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.
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Mar 26th 2019, 6:00 AM
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.
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Mar 22nd 2019, 6:00 PM
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.
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Aug 15th 2018, 10:00 AM
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan reveals he's undergoing cancer treatment
Linehan shared the news of his testicular cancer diagnosis on Twitter earlier today.
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Jun 27th 2018, 5:59 PM
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.
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Jun 5th 2018, 8:43 AM
Q&A: Can pregnant women receive cancer treatment?
Women are advised against getting pregnant while receiving cancer treatment.
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May 13th 2018, 8:30 AM
'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.
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May 28th 2017, 10:00 PM
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.
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May 18th 2017, 10:46 AM
'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.
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May 11th 2017, 2:06 PM
'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.
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Apr 23rd 2017, 7:45 PM
'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”.
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Feb 7th 2017, 12:01 AM
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.
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Jan 12th 2017, 8:15 PM
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?
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Jan 8th 2017, 7:45 AM
A woman with cancer is turning her chemo treatments into funny and inspiring photo ops
What a lady.
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Jul 11th 2016, 8:28 AM
'Extraordinary' cancer trial sees symptoms vanish in 94% of patients
The new treatment uses the immune system to eliminate cancer cells.
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Feb 16th 2016, 8:30 AM
'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.”
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Dec 27th 2015, 10:00 PM
Around 200 patients contacted as HSE recalls chemo drugs
The HSE said it was recalling the drugs as a “precautionary” measure.
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Oct 16th 2015, 10:38 PM
'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.
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Sep 19th 2015, 7:10 AM
This Mam decided to get an amazing haircut before going through chemo
We salute you.
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Jul 2nd 2015, 6:49 PM
'Spectacular' breakthrough as doctors trial drugs that could 'replace chemo in five years'
The immune system can be taught to attack cancer.
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Jun 1st 2015, 12:39 PM
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford diagnosed with rare and aggressive cancer
Ford had been admitted to hospital last week.
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Sep 17th 2014, 11:06 PM
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.
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Sep 9th 2014, 9:01 AM
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.
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Dec 9th 2013, 6:45 AM
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.
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Nov 30th 2013, 12:13 PM
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.
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Jun 2nd 2013, 12:45 PM
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.
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Mar 19th 2013, 8:45 PM
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.
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Feb 8th 2013, 2:00 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your weekend.
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Jan 19th 2013, 9:01 AM
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.
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Jan 19th 2013, 8:15 AM
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.
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Dec 17th 2012, 9:57 AM
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.
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Oct 9th 2012, 11:45 AM
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.
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Mar 25th 2012, 6:00 PM
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.
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Mar 11th 2012, 6:00 PM
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.
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Jan 4th 2012, 6:50 PM
'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.
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