'Staring down the barrel of stage four cancer is not easy'

We expect doctors to find a cure for all ills, but with terminal cancer, the focus often switches to management of the condition. This is where support networks are vital 

Aine Murphy is living with metastatic breast cancer. Picture: Shane O'Neill 

BEING told you have cancer is undoubtedly one of the scariest experiences you’ll ever have. But while survival rates are improving all the time, some people have a type of cancer which cannot be cured, and they must learn to simply live with it.

Thankfully, many will be on a management programme which allows them to live a relatively normal life for as long as possible.