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Eamonn Ho- Ho- Holmes gets festive for Friends
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Our patron Eamonn Holmes is calling on people across Northern Ireland to get the festive feeling to help raise vital funds for the charity. ...
Applegreen Go The Extra Mile For Young Patients
Monday, 10 September 2018
Earlier this year we were delighted to welcome Applegreen as one of our charity partners. Over the next two years, we will be working with its six forecourt stores across Northern Ireland to raise over £100,000 to provide vital nursing hours for young people with cancer. ...
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5 minutes with our breast cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, Elaine Shaw
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so we took 5 minutes with our Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist ...
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I shouldn't be here, but I am
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Jim Kane from Randalstown was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006. Jim’s cancer was agressive, but thanks to a clinical trial supported by Friends of the Cancer Centre and the support of the charity over the last 13 years, Jim is still here. This is his story. ...
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Men with prostate cancer could benefit from new radiotherapy techniques supported by the charity
Wednesday, 8 August 2018
Early results from an innovative new clinical trial supported by Friends of the Cancer Centre have shown that men with prostate cancer could benefit from radical radiotherapy that delivers treatment in just five visits instead of the usual 37. ...
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