“We have made this decision to protect the health and wellbeing of our patients, volunteers and supporters.”

The Real Cost of Cancer Report, commissioned by the Society, highlights how ongoing illness disrupts employment, leading to an average drop in income of €1,527 per month.

The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has warned that an explosion in the number of new vaping products and attractive flavours could lead to a new generation of smokers, in the absence of advertising restrictions.

One North Dublin man bequeathed a total of €715,000 including a house worth around €525,000 to the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) last year.

The number of cancer survivors in Ireland is set to double from 173,000 to almost 350,000 over the next 25 years.

HPV will infect more than 80% of the population at some stage in their lives

Cancer sufferers are being crippled financially as they fight for survival, according to the Irish Cancer Society.

In its pre-budget statement, the Irish Cancer Society says cancer patients and their families face €1,200 in monthly fees as a result of their diagnosis and treatment.

More people who have cancer are asking about medical trials at a time when cutbacks are reducing the availability of potentially breakthrough treatments.

The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has called for immediate investment in cancer services amid predictions that the number of cancer cases could double by 2045.

New research has identified a major gap in nutritional support for cancer patients, with more than a third reporting unintentional weight loss, which can lead to poorer outcomes.

Irish women will be the first in the world to take part in a clinical trial to treat one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.

Cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan says HPV vaccine campaigner Laura Brennan’s legacy will be that she saved thousands of lives.

Tributes have been paid to HPV vaccine campaigner Laura Brennan, who has died from cervical cancer at the age of 26.

One of the country's leading HPV vaccine campaigners Laura Brennan has died at the age of 26.

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar helped to launch this year's Daffodil Day, but someone wasn't happy about it.

A third of sunbed salons are knowingly allowing under 18s to tan.

The Irish Cancer Society has said it has welcomed Kate O’Connell’s proposed new law that will ban advertisements of so-called cancer “treatments” to the general public.

People could be missing out on life-saving early cancer treatment by not visiting their doctor sooner, the Irish Cancer Society has warned.

Offering men the same protection against cancer-causing HPV as women is a matter of justice, the Irish Cancer Society says.

Family doctors say they are “seriously concerned” that the undermining of the CervicalCheck screening programme will put off women from using it.

Health Minister Simon Harris could bow to mounting pressure and replace the Government’s planned cervical cancer test Hiqa-led inquiry with a full-scale commission of investigation after revealing the number of women affected could be “double” what was previously believed.

Cancer survivor, Tonia Lawlor, is one of many people to benefit from services funded by money raised on Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day.

People are being reminded to check in on our elderly relatives and neighbours this evening.

Teachers have described as “a well-kept secret” a scheme that allows schools to obtain asthma inhalers for emergencies.

I still remember how frightening it was when I had my first serious asthma attack as a teenager, writes Averil Power

High-profile former Independent senator and marriage equality campaigner Averil Power has ruled out running in the next general election after taking up a “challenging” €95,000 a year charity sector role.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has relinquished three of his Seanad nominees to Fianna Fáil as part of a special deal with Micheál Martin.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is coming under mounting pressure to reveal his 11 Seanad appointees, after it emerged the month-long delay in making a decision has cost the taxpayer over a quarter of a million euro.

Cabinet is today expected to sign off on the establishment of a new cross-party committee to look at the long-term future of the health system.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been branded as “indecisive” over his delay in appointing his 11 nominees to the Seanad by one of his former junior ministers.

Fianna Fáil Seanad candidates have insisted party bosses assured them they would not run an “inner list” of preferred candidates.

A leading Fine Gael minister has backed a former Fianna Fáil senator’s bid to be returned to the Upper House.

A Fine Gael minister has endorsed a former Fianna Fáil senator in her bid for re-election.