LETTERKENNY native Susan Kenny is calling on her community to turn daffodil yellow on Daffodil Day, March 20, to raise vital funds and give hope to cancer patients. Ms Kenny was one of many who travelled to Dublin last week for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day Supporters’ Launch at Croke Park, where she was joined […]
Irish Cancer Prevention Network to host free webinar tomorrow
THE Irish Cancer Prevention Network (ICPN) will mark World Cancer Day tomorrow by hosting a free public webinar. Any amount of physical activity is better than none when it comes to being healthy and there is strong evidence to suggest that physical activity reduces bowel, breast and womb cancer in particular. The webinar will share […]
Cancer advocate warns LUH must be upgraded
By Róise Collins A DONEGAL cancer advocate has warned Letterkenny University Hospital must be upgraded in the wake of a damning report, revealing that Ireland has the second-highest rate of new diagnoses in the European Union. LUH is currently a Model 3 hospital, but Betty Holmes insists it must be advanced to a Model 4 […]
Over €75,000 raised for 6-year-old’s cancer treatment
By Rebecca Crockett OVER €75,000 has been raised since Friday for a Donegal six-year-old who was diagnosed with cancer following a standard A&E visit. Ruby Houston was diagnosed with an advanced aggressive cancer called Neuroblastoma after attending A&E with a sore leg. Advertisement Described as their “smart, kind, funny and loving 6-year-old girl”, Alana and […]
Thousands raised for young woman after shock cancer diagnosis
A FUNDRAISER to help support a young mother from St Johnston who was diagnosed with cancer last week raised over €15,000 in a day. Patrice Mc Crossan (née Rodgers), aged 32, discovered she had acute aggressive leukaemia last Friday and was sent to Galway for treatment two days later. The news came as a huge […]
Calls for LUH to provide treatment to reduce hair loss for cancer patients
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is being urged to provide treatment to help cancer patients reduce hair loss. Green Party Senators have put forward a motion calling on the government to extend scalp cooling technology to all people receiving cancer treatment. The motion is calling for Letterkenny University Hospital to have the hair retaining service extended to […]
Family and friends to climb Errigal in memory of May and Gary
MEMBERS of the local community in St. Johnston are organising a charity climb of Errigal Mountain in memory of two family members who both died from cancer earlier this year. Much-loved St. Johnston woman May Browne died on February 8 last after a long and brave battle with illness. Her passing came just a month after […]
Cancer research award for LUH staff member
A Donegal nurse who co-lead a research team that devised a trial to take more patients out of hospital for routine cancer medications has been awarded the Irish Cancer Society Senior Researcher of the Year title. Advanced Nurse Practitioner Dr Janice Richmond of Letterkenny University Hospital was instrumental in the trial, which set about taking […]
Swim from Gola to the mainland is a massive success
MORE than €14,000 has been raised for Donegal Cancer Flights after a group of swimmers took on the challenge of swimming from Gola to the mainland on Thursday. For many of the brave participants they only first got into the water last November and since then they have been working hard to conquer their goal […]
Donegal’s longest serving ‘Rose’ preparing to hand over crown
She captured the hearts of the country when she told Daithi O’Se about her diagnosis at the young age of 19.