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Cancer Care West supported over 2,800 cancer patients and their families throughout 2023, with more than half of these patients being newly diagnosed. As the charity marked its 30th anniversary, the numbers supported reflect both a rising need and the essential role Cancer Care West plays in the lives of thousands of people across the West and Northwest of Ireland.

‘Staying Abreast’ is an exciting new podcast series launched by National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI)

Last month the Radiation Oncology team in the Galway University Hospital (GUH) marked a major milestone in the treatment of prostate cancer as the 1,000th patient underwent prostate seed implantation at the hospital.

Cancer Care West’s 2022 annual report the charity has once again drawn attention to the huge demand for their services. The charity provides practical and emotional support services to anyone whose life has been affected by a cancer diagnosis.

The work of a paediatrician who worked in Galway some years ago and who went on to set up a childhood cancer charity in Tanzania will be honoured and supported by a glittering Ball to be held in the city this weekend.

A Galway woman who was diagnosed with a stage 3 triple breast cancer last year is urging the people of Galway to support cancer patients by getting involved with the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day on Friday March 24.

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Hyperbaric oxygenation can remove complications if patients are made aware of its availability, a west of Ireland woman has claimed.

Cancer patients should be focused on just one thing – getting better, but the inpatient costs, which can rise to €800 a year, are not doing anything to help that and must be scrapped.

There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year for everyone and, as highlighted in their recently launched 2020 Annual Report, Cancer Care West was no exception. Documenting the exceptional year, the charity highlighted their efforts to keep their most vital services open so anxious and isolated cancer sufferers had a place to go, especially when many other services were closed.