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Fianna Fáil and European Election candidate in the Midlands Northwest constituency, Senator Lisa Chambers has issued a resounding call to action in response to an open letter from Ireland’s leading cancer clinicians to Taoiseach Simon Harris, warning of the critical state of cancer care in the country.

A carnival of delights in a Venetian themed masquerade ball awaits those attending the National Breast Cancer Research Institute Valentine’s Ball, which takes place in the Salthill Hotel this Saturday.

Cancer researchers at University of Galway and Notre Dame’s Harper Cancer Research Institute have come together to establish the Biseach Initiative, a strategic cancer research collaboration, which aims to build on the ideas, talent and infrastructure of both universities for global cancer impact.

From resplendent glamour to high-risk-high-rewards horse racing, the return of the Galway Races sees visors replace umbrellas, stilettos ousting runners and whimsy and adrenaline taking over from ordinary life. There is no better event to punctuate the transition that Galway, and its people go through each August, than Prom to Paddock at Salthill Hotel, which returned this year after a three year hiatus.

Prioritising the delivery of the promised cancer care network for the Saolta region and the cancer centre on the campus of University Hospital Galway (UHG) has the potential to bridge the healthcare inequality that exists between East and West in this country and will save patients’ lives, an information meeting in the city heard this week.

This Sunday, Mother’s Day, ‘Walk in Pink’ takes place for the National Breast Cancer Research Institute. The charity is asking everyone to help make a difference for the many Irish women suffering from breast cancer by taking part.

The National Breast Cancer Research Institute has announced that Mazars, the international audit, accounting and consulting firm, will sponsor the Institute’s 2023 Valentine’s Ball which will be held in the Ardilaun Hotel, Galway on Saturday February 18.

A new Cancer Care Centre at University Hospital Galway, to be included in the HSE’s National Service Plan (NSP)next year has been welcomed by leading surgeon Prof Michael Kerin.

The National Breast Cancer Research Institute together with Galway Racecourse have announced that their recent ‘Race in Pink’ fundraising event hosted at Ballybrit on Sunday October 30 together with the ‘ Win a BMW’ car raffle that occurred on the day, raised a staggering € 276,321 for the charity, a fitting way to end the year for all involved.

A plastic surgeon in UHG who was diagnosed with cancer three years ago has said there is a need for greater urgency for a state of the art cancer centre in the region.