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Former captain of the Ireland national rugby team, Rory Best, has announced his second fundraising trek in aid of Cancer Fund for Children, walking from Dublin's Aviva Stadium to Cong, Co Mayo this May.

The Irish Cancer Society is calling on the Athlone and County Westmeath public to support cancer patients by getting involved with the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day on Friday March 24.

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.

New figures announced by Breast Cancer Ireland point to a substantial increase in survival rates beyond five years of those living with metastatic breast cancer, the most severe form of the disease, from 19% to 32%.

A Galway based senior clinical psychologist will speak next month at a west of Ireland workshop aimed at helping parents overcome the trauma of a childhood cancer diagnosis.

The All-Ireland Business Foundation (AIBF) has named Cancer Care West as the Connacht Charity of the year 2023. This major national honour is in recognition of the exceptional services that the charity has provided to cancer patients and their families on the West Coast of Ireland for more than 25 years.

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.

National mental health charity Turn2Me is encouraging people doing ‘Dry January’ to upgrade the challenge to ‘One Year No Beer’ – a year of sobriety.

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.