Volunteer drivers are offered a mileage rate, lunch allowance, and all road tolls are paid.

A fundraising goal of €2,000 has already been surpassed, so a new target of €4,000 has been set up

20 patients involved in clinical trials for the new drug were recruited by the Bons Cork Cancer Centre, and lead consultant medical oncologist for the trial, Professor Conleth Murphy, said that the new medicine belongs to a class of anti-cancer drugs that act as a “magic bullet” in targeting tumours.

Ellie’s battle with meningioma cancer, which started just before the pandemic, deeply affected the family including her siblings Leah, Aaron, Tiernan and Oisín.

The research is being undertaken by Dr Maeve Hennessy under the guidance of Professor Roisin Connolly, the Professor Gerald O’Sullivan Chair in Cancer Research at UCC and Consultant Medical Oncologist at Cork University Hospital (CUH).

The modern non-clinical facility will provide a quiet and safe place for patients and their families to access a range of services to support those affected both directly and indirectly by a cancer diagnosis.

A table quiz had been organised at Nemo Rangers on Saturday May 28 at 8pm with a number of collector items for the winning.

The statue will be officially unveiled by the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan and Professor O'Sullivan’s widow Breda and family in the Professor Gerry O’Sullivan Memorial Park, Caheragh, at 2pm on National Cancer Survivors Day, on Sunday June 5.

Maria Lavelle, a public health nurse from Kanturk, has encouraged women to know the signs and symptoms of what she described as “a more rare” cancer than others such as breast cancer.

RTÉ’s Claire Byrne has launched the return of Daffodil Day for the first time in three years as the flagship fundraising day returns to the streets of Ireland for the first time since 2019.

The money, which was raised through a Gofundme page, will be used to purchase a brand new drug that specifically targets the type of cancer that Laura Swan has been receiving chemotherapy for.

All proceeds of the fundraiser on Easter Monday will be donated to Breakthrough Cancer Research which will invest the funds in brain cancer research.

Maeve Lee hears about the importance of the Cork Cancer Care Centre, which provides vital support to people as they face a very challenging time in their lives

A West Cork man recently completed 1,000 kilometres on a rowing machine during the month of May to raise money for Cancer Connect and Galley Flash Rowing Club.The gruelling rowing fundraiser took Clonakilty man Paul Deasy a total of 93.5 hours to ...

CORK secondary school student Flobater Fares has embarked on a 200km ultra run to raise awareness and funds for Irish Cancer Society.

UCC is set to host an event aimed at bringing communities together to celebrate cancer survivors, remember those we have lost, and fight back against cancer alongside the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

A West Cork winter wonderland has raised over €6,000 for charity after going viral last December.