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📞 Need someone to talk to? Our Freephone Support Line is here, Mon - Fri, 9am to 5pm
Whether you have questions, concerns, or just need space to talk, our cancer nurse team is ready to listen. Please share with anyone who may need support. You're not alone, reach out today 💛
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🚶This #MensHealthWeek, take it one healthy step at a time.
✔️If you’re 50 or older, talk to your GP about having your prostate checked. If you have a family history of #ProstateCancer, have that chat at age 40.
👇Learn more at our Men’s Health Hub
cancer.ie/cancer-prevention/…
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💙Carers can go unseen in our communities. Loving, supportive, but also practical and exhausting, care work is hard work.
If you're caring for a cancer patient, *we're here to help you too.*
👇Visit our Carers' hub👇
cancer.ie/cancer-information… #CarersWeek #ThankYouForCaring💙
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That’s a wrap on #ASCO2026! An excellent three days with some exciting breakthroughs presented, particularly in hard-to-treat cancers, and lots of learnings on patient advocacy.
We're taking home a real sense of hope for cancer patients globally.
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Dr Claire Kilty, Head of Research at the Irish Cancer Society, is delighted to be working with @cancertrials_ie to showcase our €1 million per year partnership to support patient-directed clinical trials as part of the #ASCO2026 poster presentation.
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Our Head of Research, Dr Claire Kilty, is thrilled to touch down in Chicago for #ASCO2026 to represent the Irish Cancer Society and our partnership with Grainne Smith @stjamesdublin at the world's largest cancer conference.
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📘🧠Our booklet for patients diagnosed with primary brain tumours has now been updated: cancer.ie/sites/default/file…
👏Huge thanks to our medical reviewers for volunteering their time and expertise towards creating our trusted information.
#BrainTumours #BrainCancerAwarenessMonth
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💙If you’ve been diagnosed with #TesticularCancer, you can get our trusted information here👇
cancer.ie/cancer-information…
🤨If you have questions, contact our cancer nurses on the Support Line on Freephone 1800 200 700 or supportline@irishcancer.ie or visit a Daffodil Centre🏵️
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💛Being a teenager or young adult with cancer means you have different needs to patients who are young children, or even older adults.
Learn how we can help, and download our new booklet for people with cancer aged 16 to 24 here👇
cancer.ie/adolescents-and-yo… #AYACancerAwareness
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Our booklet for #ThyroidCancer patients has been updated: cancer.ie/sites/default/file…
Thank you to our medical reviewers: Prof Marie Louise Healy, Consultant Endocrinologist; Cristina Domsa, Endocrinology CNS; Naomi McElroy, Snr Medical Physicist; Una Murphy, Daffodil Centre Nurse
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💗#Lymphoedema is swelling that can happen after cancer treatment, usually in your arms or legs. It can effect your quality of life, so it helps to learn how to manage it.
👉Check out our information online cancer.ie/side-effects-and-s… or chat to our cancer nurses for support.👩⚕️
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Irish Cancer Society retweeted
Two weeks to go for Daffodil Day, 🌼 in aid of @IrishCancerSoc
Thanks so much to all who already donated, it’s so appreciated and if you can spare anything, every cent counts.
Thanks and good health to you all. 💪💪💪 #daffodilday
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🏵️If you have been diagnosed with a rare cancer, cancer.ie has information on treatments, side-effects and advocating for yourself.
👩⚕️You can also talk to our friendly cancer nurses on the Support Line or in Daffodil Centres.
#RareDiseaseDay💙💚💗
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💜If you've been diagnosed with #OesophagealCancer, ask to be referred to a dietitian.
🍽️You can also join our monthly dietitian-led webinar for nutrition advice to help you through treatment and beyond.
👉It's free, trusted information for cancer patients.
#DietAndCancer
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Irish Cancer Society retweeted
Feb 26
With my beautiful friend @nualacarey25 at the @IrishCancerSoc lunch. Always such an uplifting day. ❤️
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Irish Cancer Society retweeted
Feb 27
Three weeks today 🌼🌼
Thanks to those who already donated, much appreciated.
Every cent counts and accumulates!
Thanks a million. #daffodilday
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Irish Cancer Society retweeted
Our next #MultipleMyeloma #SupportGroup takes place in our #Galway Support Centre on the 13th of March. This is free to attend, but please book your place by getting in touch with us on 091 540040 or email us at support@cancercarewest.ie
#cancersupport @IrishCancerSoc @hseNCCP
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Irish Cancer Society retweeted
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An honour to receive the @IrishCancerSoc Research Award for our Open Trial.
A proud moment for the St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network!
👏 Thanks to the patients who shaped the trial design and who participated in the study-you made this possible! 🤝
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In honour of Daffodil Day, the Irish Cancer Society is delighted to host a special research webinar with
Professor Patrick Redmond, a GP and Associate
Professor in General Practice at RCSI.
Get your free tickets today at: brnw.ch/21x0f1R
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Irish Cancer Society retweeted
Delighted to see the TSJCI Patient Representative Group @stjamesdublin receiving a commendation from the @IrishCancerSoc at their annual research awards last week. A tribute to their expertise, contributions and commitment. #PPI
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Irish Cancer Society retweeted
Feb 23
I am honoured to have won PhD Researcher of the Year @IrishCancerSoc.
This recognition cements the importance of dietetic care in cancer and the power of working with patients. Excited to see where dietetic services in Ireland progress to next! donegaldaily.com/2026/02/23/…
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