Irish Cancer Prevention NetworkThis quarterly newsletter shares cancer prevention facts and initiatives. You can contact the ICPN at [email protected] to share your cancer prevention initiatives.
On behalf of the Irish Cancer Prevention Network (ICPN), thank you for your support and engagement over the past year. We wish you all a peaceful Christmas and look forward to continuing our work together in 2026, to reduce cancer risk in Ireland.
The ICPN will host our annual public webinar on Wednesday 4th February 2026 from 12pm-1.15pm for World Cancer Day, save the date! The theme is Small Steps, Big Impact: Physical Activity for Cancer Risk Reduction. The webinar will feature expert speakers presenting on: How physical activity reduces cancer risk – what the evidence shows. Practical […]
The ICPN has strengthened our collaborative work over 2025, below are some of our highlights from the year. For World Cancer Day 2025, the Irish Cancer Prevention Network held our annual public webinar on ‘Your cancer prevention questions answered’ covering healthy eating, melanotan, alcohol, tobacco and vaping. You can watch the recording of the webinar, […]
A co-designed study led by UCD in collaboration with Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre and the HSE National Cancer Control Programme on cancer awareness and attitudes among the Traveller Community in Ireland has been published and is available here. The research focused on Travellers’ awareness of cancer – the risk factors, signs and symptoms, […]
Building capacity in health promotion involves developing knowledge, skills and structures at individual, organisational and community levels to enable us to deliver sustainable health interventions. This is a key principle in how we approach our cancer prevention work regionally. A proposal was made by the Senior Health Promotion & Improvement Officer – Cancer Prevention in […]
BowelScreen Age expansion – BowelScreen, Ireland’s free bowel cancer screening programme is now available to people aged 58, meaning that approximately 60,000 more people will be invited to take part in screening. This is the third expansion of the programme since October 2023 and makes screening available to men and women aged 58 to 70. […]
Not all cancers can be prevented, but action can be taken to reduce risk. Even after a cancer diagnosis, these steps can help reduce future risk. The ‘Reducing Cancer Risk’ e-learning programme is available on www.hseland.ie. The programme aims to develop knowledge and understanding of modifiable risks factors for cancer. The 11 modules available on […]
