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Completing breast cancer treatment is a huge milestone — a moment to celebrate moving forward. But sometimes, months or even years later, side effects from radiotherapy can appear. These may include skin changes, pain, swelling, or wounds that are slow to heal. They can be frustrating and worrying, especially when you’ve already come through so much.

A campaign by AstraZeneca and supported by the Marie Keating Foundation, Living Loudly. Dying to be Heard: Perspectives on Advanced Breast Cancer is coming to one of Dublin’s premier shopping destinations Dundrum Town Centre, this Saturday and Sunday Octover 17-18.

For many people, radiation therapy is a powerful, life-saving treatment for cancer. However, it can leave lasting changes in the healthy tissue surrounding the treated area.

Cllr Evelyn Parsons has called for an urgent recovery plan for gynaecology services at University Hospital Galway after new HSE figures revealed a sharp deterioration in waiting times, with almost three in four women on the outpatient waiting list still without an appointment date and the number waiting more than four years for treatment increasing by 157%.

Well-known Irish fashion house Pamela Scott is helping to raise awareness and vital funds for the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) through the sale of its stunning Pink Ribbon Scarf in stores nationwide throughout October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Excitement is already building for this year’s Swim in Pink, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI)’s annual fundraising event in association with Blackrock Beachwear.

Excitement is already building for this year’s Swim in Pink, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute’s annual fundraising event in association with Blackrock Beachwear.

Galway is turning PINK this October, as prominent landmarks across the city light up in support of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

For many people, radiation therapy is a powerful, life-saving treatment for cancer. However, it can leave lasting changes in the healthy tissue surrounding the treated area.

Excitement is already building for this year’s Swim in Pink, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute's annual fundraising event in association with Blackrock Beachwear. Taking place from 11am to 12 noon at Ladies Beach, Salthill, and nationally, on Sunday, October 11, the event will encourage people across Ireland to dip, swim or splash in support of breast cancer research.