To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, mum-of-two Liz Muldoon, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease, shares her story with CHRIS DUNNE

It’s almost a year since Helen Cuddigan was diagnosed with breast cancer. Here she gives us an update on the past 12 months

Cork Cancer Care Centre has launched a fund-raising drive to keep its services going. MARY HASSETT talks to a Mayfield mum who found the service a lifeline

Ahead of World Cancer Day, on February 4, a Cork woman shares her story and calls for changes to breast cancer screening, writes EMMA CONNOLLY

Helen Cuddigan is halfway through her treatment for breast cancer — a disease which her sister fought and won, but which claimed the life of her close friend, Emma Hannigan. To mark this personal milestone and to honour her friend, Helen hosted a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Ireland, writes Chris Dunne

Douglas woman Helen Duggan, who battled breast cancer in her 40s, joined the Cork Dragons this summer, writes CHRIS DUNNE

She lost her mum to breast cancer and fought the disease herself. MARTINA O’DONOGHUE caught up with Liz Cullinane after she climbed Kilimanjaro for Cork Cancer Care Centre

When 52-year-old Elaine Tierney found a lump in her breast, she feared she’d suffer the same fate as her mum, who died from cancer at a young age, writes CHRIS DUNNE. Elaine's story features in our Women on Wednesday, dedicated to Cork Pink Week.

Up to 350 guests, mostly female, attended the Cork Pink Week lunch at Collins Barracks on Sunday. COLETTE SHERIDAN went along to hear guest speaker Miriam O’Callaghan address the crowd

Accountant turned children’s writer Katherine Gordon is hosting a fundraising coffee morning to raise money for Breast Cancer Research, writes EMMA CONNOLLY

Cork woman Erika Sexton tells SHAMIM MALEKMIAN about her daughter being given just a few years to live as she battles breast cancer in America, and how it is so hard for a parent to cope in such circumstances

A mum of two, from Upton, who was recently diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer is going to shave her head to raise funds for Arc House and Marymount — along with her friend, who also battled the disease, writes EMMA CONNOLLY

A Mallow woman has plucked off her eyebrows to show solidarity with women battling breast cancer and to raise money and awareness to fight the disease, writes Martina O’Donoghue

Funds raised from Cork Pink Week will go towards special monitors at Cork University Hospital to improve the evaluation of mammograms, writes COLETTE SHERIDAN, who speaks to Dr Josephine Barry about breast cancer services at the centre of excellence

Diagnosed with breast cancer aged just 37, mum of two Sonya McWhinney later discovered she was genetically disposed to the disease. As part of our Cork Pink Week coverage, she tells EMMA CONNOLLY how she decided to fight it

Cork Dragons provided much support to Mags Daly, who was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 44. As we continue our series to mark Cork Pink Week, Mags talks to us about her diagnosis, treatment and the isolation she felt as she battled the disease

As part of Cork Pink Week, we continue our series of interviews with women who have fought the disease. Here Chris Dunne talks to Sarah Conroy about the support she received from the Marie Keating Foundation.

When she was battling breast cancer, Kasia Kowalski decided to reach out and seek support from ARC House. Today we continue our series of interviews with women who have battled breast cancer, to mark Cork Pink Week.

Cork Pink Week is currently underway and runs until Sunday, October 7. We have dedicated this week’s WOW! to the campaign and feature personal stories of women who have fought the disease, who outline where they found the best support, and we tell you how you can support the fundraiser.

Mum of two Mandy Gabriel, who lives in Dripsey, is currently undergoing breast cancer treatment. She shares the story of her diagnosis and surgery with MARTINA O’DONOGHUE