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Luminate Medical is developing technology designed not only to reduce the side effects of cancer treatment, but to change where and how that treatment is delivered.

Scientists from University of Galway have uncovered a surprising link between commonly used anti-cancer drugs and antibiotics that could offer a potential new approach to tackling notorious superbug infections.

A fundraising initiative founded by Galway sisters Pamela Finn and Ruth Keane has helped bring a second Paxman Scalp Cooling System to Sligo University Hospital, expanding access to treatment that can help reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss for cancer patients.

Fatigue, a sensation of exhaustion or lack of energy, is a?common complaint for which many people visit their doctor each year.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a timely reminder to talk not just about diagnosis, but about what comes after. For many people, the end of active treatment marks the beginning of a different kind of challenge.

April shines a light on two important cancer awareness campaigns, with both Bowel and Testicular Cancer Awareness Months falling this month. Together, the campaigns carry the same message: early detection saves lives, and recovery deserves the same attention as treatment.

Galwaywoman and bowel and breast cancer survivor, Paula Carroll from Oranmore, is calling on her local community to go all in against cancer for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day, which takes place on Friday, March 20.

Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) has announced the appointment of Sarah Ennis as Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in Oncology, further enhancing its nurse-led oncology services and improving access to specialist cancer care for patients across the region.

The Galway-based bereaved wife and sister of a man who died from a brain tumour in October 2024 were invited to an event to mark the first anniversary of Scotland’s first research centre dedicated to brain tumours.

When physio John Butler unlocked the door of a modest rented room in Galway in January 2001, he did so without a grand plan, a marketing budget, or the reassurance of a bank manager’s blessing. The rent was low. The equipment was basic. The future was uncertain. What he did have, though he may not have known it at the time, was resilience forged by hardship, hands trained by instinct and experience, and a belief—shared by a few crucial others—that honest work, done properly, would always find its way.