Cancer Focus Northern Ireland

As Cancer Focus Northern Ireland heads to Stormont today with more than 24,000 pledges of support for its equal access to cancer drugs campaign, patient John McAllister explains why he's behind the call.

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is aiming to raise £40,000 during October for breast cancer research at Queen's University. Patient Karen Case, from Belfast, plans to hold a Girls' Night In fundraiser to help. She tells her story here.

As part of Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, which runs in September, Karen Gribbon and local charity Cancer Focus Northern Ireland have joined forces to raise the profile of the rare disease.

Since June 2013 Cancer Focus Northern Ireland’s Well Aware programme has been out on the road delivering cancer awareness sessions and free health checks in venues across Northern Ireland.

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland’s popular charity bookstore at 1 Cornmarket, Belfast will close its doors at the end of July with all books on sale now for £1 or less!

Cancer patients and charities, headed by Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, held an ‘encouraging’ meeting with Health Minister Edwin Poots on July 3 to discuss equal access to cancer drugs for local patients.

Cancer Focus NI calls on everyone to support its campaign, Equal Access to cancer drugs for patients here, on equalaccessni.org. Read Nicola Russell's story on the Cancer Focus Facebook.

The Cancer Focus Northern Ireland annual ManAlive conference this year focused on the best ways to communicate with men about cancer prevention, the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, and where to find support.

Leading cancer charity Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is calling on everyone to pledge their support for equal access to cancer drugs for patients in Northern Ireland in a new online campaign. Visit www.equalaccessni.org to register your support.

As part of Men's Health Week - and month (June) - Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is urging local men to look after themselves better to lower their risk of cancer and to get checked out early if they have any health worries. Early detection saves lives!