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Skin cancer rates set to double by 2040
Rosalind Skillen
Kay Curtin’s adult life has been dominated by skin cancer; numbers are rising and it is now the most common form of the disease in Ireland.
2 April 2025 Health
Prostate cancer: early detection can save lives
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that it can be treated successfully – but awareness is key, writes Margaret Hawkins.
12 March 2025 Katherine O'Leary
‘Avoid going down rabbit holes with negative thoughts. Stay above ground’
A visit from RTÉ's Brenda Donohue brings all of the family around the kitchen table and puts cancer treatment in perspective.
Peigín Crowley: Finding the balance of success and rest
From cancer care to menopause, Peigín Crowley has created a unique Irish wellness and skincare brand that is not just skin deep – it is helping people to relax, rest and live better.
5 March 2025 Features
50 and fab: enjoy a full and fit life
In the final part of our three-week series, we ask the experts for advice for women 50 and beyond.
26 February 2025 Health
'Keep the resolutions simple - I’m changing my mindset about treatment '
Katherine O'Leary plans to change her mindset about treatment, spurred on by a conversation with the lovely receptionist in the Bons Secours Hospital, Cork.
8 January 2025 Katherine O'Leary
Young designer inspired by her mother’s chemotherapy
Limerick woman Olivia Humphrey on inventing a scalp cooling device for chemotherapy patients, writes Sarah McIntosh.
25 December 2024 Careers
Health: ‘you can live long and well with multiple myeloma’
Mother-of-four Mag Kirwan from Co Kilkenny, and dad-of-five Dermot O’Leary from Co Cork talk about the treatments that have helped them get on with living with multiple myeloma.
23 October 2024 Health
Health: the gift of life
Twelve years ago, broadcaster Brendan McArdle donated a kidney to his brother, Colin, to save his life. They both share their experience, writes Margaret Hawkins.
9 October 2024 Health
Donegal Camino to raise €100,000 for families affected by cancer
The opening of the Donegal Camino is taking place this Sunday at Malin Head, Inishowen, to raise vital funds for Cancer Care West Services, writes Sarah McIntosh.
30 August 2024 Features
Katherine O'Leary: ‘cancer treatment is tough until you can’t have it’
Katherine O’Leary got quite a shock when she suddenly couldn’t have chemotherapy due to high enzymes in her liver.
7 August 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Health: who is falling between the care cracks?
Cancer care has come a long way but there are still major inequalities, writes Margaret Hawkins.
26 June 2024 Health