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Cheevers calls for bowel cancer screening age to be reduced to 50
Fianna Fáil Galway City East councillor, Alan Cheevers, is calling for the screening age for bowel cancer to be reduced from its current age range of 60 to 69, to 50 to 69 instead.
Councillor to use his cancer diagnosis to raise awareness
It was Marcel Proust who said that illness is the doctor to whom we pay the most heed. Everything else we work our way around. For those for whom illness is a rare thing, it is a surprise to find out just how vulnerable we all are in the grand scheme of things.
BowelScreen says ‘do the test’ in bowel cancer awareness month
BowelScreen – the national bowel screening programme is marking the start of bowel cancer awareness month by urging people aged 60-69 years to check that they are on the bowel screening register, and to do the free home test.
Early diagnosis of bowel cancer is vital says survivor
Paul Mohan (54), bowel cancer survivor, is urging people to get checked out if they experience any of the symptoms of bowel cancer as early detection saves lives.
Free test can cut bowel cancer deaths by 30pc - Burke
Fine Gael Deputy for Longford-Westmeath, Peter Burke, is reminding people to avail of the free bowel cancer screening service, BowelScreen.
NUI Galway researcher wins award for breakthrough in bowel cancer
A cancer researcher at NUI Galway has clinched a prestigious award for her groundbreaking work in the area of bowel cancer.
Adopt positive lifestyle choices to ward off cancer
An organisation which operates a mobile cancer information unit regularly in Galway, is urging people to adopt positive lifestyle choices to help prevent the condition.
Castlebar native shortlisted for national health award
Castlebar woman Sheila Caulfield, has been shortlisted for a national award for her work to help people understand a test which could save their lives by detecting bowel cancer at an early stage.
Irish Cancer Society launches bowel cancer awareness month
The Irish Cancer Society has revealed the counties in Ireland which have a high bowel cancer incidence rate at its launch of bowel cancer awareness month which takes place in April. Mayo is one of 10 areas nationwide which has a high rate of bowel cancer and the society is urging people in Mayo and the other bowel cancer ‘hotspots’ to reduce their risk of bowel cancer by making some small lifestyle changes.
Irish Cancer Society launches bowel cancer awareness month
The Irish Cancer Society has revealed the counties in Ireland which have a high bowel cancer incidence rate at its launch of bowel cancer awareness month which takes place in April. The society is urging people, particularly those in bowel cancer ‘hotspots’, to reduce their risk of bowel cancer by making some small lifestyle changes.
