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Bill Gates is betting on a test that could change cancer treatment
Angry parents take to Liveline after Irish Cancer Society cuts off hardship fund
'Then everyone died': I lost four people I loved in 14 months
Why Jose Mourinho deserves our compassion
Irish people's binge drinking could increase our risk of cancer
Salt, unsafe sex and booze: These are some of the things causing death that could be prevented
"It was chaos in my ears": Woman could hear all the sounds her body made
'Disappeared' District Attorney releases statement to say she has depression
Woman in iconic 9/11 'Dust Lady' photo dies of cancer
Children with cancer are having their eggs and testes tissue frozen for the future
More of us are going to our GP now - but most don't think the recession is over
'I had to pin down my six-year-old daughter to inject her before she ate'
What's life like as a young carer? Jamie has cared for his mother since the age of six
'I couldn't get up the stairs some days' - The disease that has stalled the career of Marty Clarke
Sebastian (4) has weeks to live. Can you help his family bring Christmas to him?
Loads of Irish people have this disease - but very few talk about it
Scientists finally figured out why you rarely get sick in the summer
A cancer survivor created wonderfully honest 'empathy cards', and now they're going viral
There's a boil notice in Enda Kenny's very own constituency
Woman dies and 27 hospitalised with botulism after church dinner
Teenager living with the worst disease you've never heard of gets over seven million hits on YouTube
Am I alone in Mummy Martyr stakes? (Why are parents so bad at looking after themselves?)
Taylor Swift's mam was just diagnosed with cancer, and you should talk to your mam about it
Being unhealthy can be a bit of a goldmine...
Antibiotics are creating superbugs
Visitors warned of 'highly contagious' bug at Dublin hospital
'I am one of the lucky ones': Galway girl cured of rare blood disorder
Opinion: Good riddance to Black January – it hasn't been kind to us parents
'It's a scandal': Patients with rare blood disorder being denied access to life-saving drug
Tributes paid to journalist and economist Colm Rapple
Contentious flu drug DOES work, latest trials show
Know what Campylobacter is? It makes us sick more often than Salmonella does
Four people dead from the flu this season
Celebrations as little Lily-Mae is declared 15 months cancer-free
Cold weather CAN make you more likely to catch a cold
UK nurse with Ebola has "stabilised" but is still critical
Cancer is often down to bad luck, not lifestyle
Christy Moore cancels second round of Christmas concerts due to lung infection
'Family comes first': Irish MEPs explain poor voting record in Europe
"It takes a long time to accept it, especially when you've caused it yourself"