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A new eight week free programme for patients post-cancer diagnosis and treatment called The Well is now running at Mayo Cancer Support Association, Castlebar.

Zenith Hairdressing is the catalyst behind a new initiative to raise money for Breast Cancer Ireland. Paul Griffin and his team at Zenith Hairdressing spearheaded a campaign to glamorise and photograph 12 prominent women GAA sports stars for a 2011 calendar.

A Co. Galway woman has settled her High Court action against the Health Service Executive (HSE) over an alleged litany of failures over many years at University College Hospital Galway, to diagnose and treat her breast cancer despite her having had a series of mammograms at the hospital.

Mayo Deputy Beverley Flynn has backed calls by the Irish Cancer Society for the extension of the BreastCheck screening services to women in the 65 - 69 age category.

The Galway-based National Breast Cancer Research Institute is spearheading a new fundraising initiative.

BreastCheck – The National Breast Screening Programme — is currently providing free breast screening to women living in Mayo. Screening of women living in Castlebar is almost complete. In the coming weeks, women living in Castlebar who could not attend their first appointment will receive a second appointment by post.

A 1,000 mile run to rise funding and awareness in support of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute will conclude in Galway tomorrow.

Nobel Prize winner, Seamus Heaney will give one of the first public readings of his new collection entitled Human Chain at the Bailey Allen Hall at NUI Galway on Tuesday September 7 at 8pm. The proceeds will go to Cancer Care West, the local cancer charity.

Tonight, Friday August 6 a band night will take place in The Bounty, Athlone in aid of Breast Cancer Research.

Athlone’s finest boutiques and to showcase summer collections from Irish and international designers at 7.30pm on Friday May 21. Style and the City will be hosted in the town’s newest over-30s venue, The Piano Bar, with money raised going towards Action Breast Cancer.