PLANS are continuing for 1,000 women to “walk the walk” in support of breast cancer sufferers.

GIRVAN DEMPSEY was in Donnybrook yesterday to make donations of €1,500 each to two special charities – Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and the Irish Cancer Society.

A YOUNG teacher whose breast cancer went undiagnosed at one of the country’s leading hospitals has told her story in the hope of encouraging other women with symptoms to insist on thorough tests.

SERVICES to treat psychological distress in cancer patients are still largely unstructured, under-resourced and delivered in an ad hoc fashion, a conference for breast cancer survivors will hear today.

BEING “breast aware” does little to reduce breast cancer deaths, international scientists have warned.

The number of young women being affected by breast cancer is on the rise.

Incidents of male breast cancer in Ireland more than doubled in a two-year period, statistics show.

SEVEN breast cancer charities and patient advocacy groups have united to support the State’s decision to have eight designated specialist centres.

WOMEN should no longer systematically check their breasts for lumps to detect breast cancer, according to the Irish Cancer Society.

AN expensive therapy offering women with breast cancer the chance to double their life expectancy is available in Ireland.

WOMEN must be made aware of the risk factors for breast cancer as the number of cases detected increases rapidly, it was warned yesterday.

A STUDY suggesting that women who take a new ‘wonder drug’ to treat breast cancer are at a greater risk of developing cardiac problems than originally thought has been disputed by an Irish cancer expert.

A NEW drug offering fresh hope to women with an aggressive form of breast cancer has been approved for use in record time by the European Commission.

THE Government must urgently fund the country’s specialist breast clinics as many are not properly staffed or equipped, according to breast cancer experts.

MOST Irish breast cancer patients fitted with a prosthesis after a mastectomy are unhappy with the emotional support provided at fittings - and many feel the cost of the prosthesis puts them off replacing it as recommended.

A NEW drug has been shown to boost the survival rate of women who have been treated for breast cancer.

A STUDY has confirmed that women with early breast cancer get significant benefits from taking the new drug Arimidex.

YOUNG women diagnosed with cancer face the added trauma of fertility problems caused by the treatment of advanced forms of the illness, the Irish Cancer Society said yesterday.

The diagnosis of pop star Kylie Minogue with breast cancer should not alarm young women, an Irish health group said today.

More support structures must be developed to aid the growing numbers of young women battling breast cancer each year, it was said today.

Boots Ireland is to hold a designer bag auction to raise funds for Action Breast Cancer (ABC), a project of the Irish Cancer Society, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

ONE in 12 women are at risk of developing breast cancer - a statistic that underlines the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month that begins today.

A BREAKTHROUGH in the treatment of breast cancer could save the lives of hundreds of Irish women, leading cancer specialists will reveal today.

UP to 65,000 Irish women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been urged not to panic after a study showed the most common form of treatment doubles the risk of breast cancer.

THERE is a new breast cancer diagnosis made every five hours in Ireland, according to the Irish Cancer Society.

IRISH cancer experts have spoken out strongly against a study which claims extreme preventative surgery cuts the risk of cancer in some women.