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.
The annual ICPN symposium on cancer prevention research and initiatives in Ireland was held on the 09th October 2024. The event was fully subscribed and well attended. On the day, a range of experts presented across 3 sessions; • Session 1: Deep Dive into cancer risk reduction research in Ireland – obesity and alcohol • […]
Members of the Irish Cancer Prevention Network (ICPN) signing a new memorandum of understanding Pictured are Lynn Swinburne, Senior Health Promotion Officer, National Screening Service, Dr Triona McCarthy-, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, HSE National Cancer Control Programme, Orla Dolan-Chief Executive Officer · Breakthrough Cancer Research, Kevin O’Hagan – Cancer Prevention Manager, Irish Cancer Society […]
The National Screening Service and National Cancer Control Programme have produced a Breast Cancer Awareness Month partner pack highlighting some key facts for you to share about reducing your risk of breast cancer, breast cancer screening, and early diagnosis of breast cancer. The pack also includes sample social media messaging and a link to two […]
Register for the Integrating Cancer Prevention and Early Diagnosis into Health Promotion online webinar on Wednesday 20th November from 12pm to 1.15pm. The webinar will cover integrating Cancer Prevention and Early Diagnosis into Health Promotion areas of work including: Tobacco Training Health Inequalities Staff Health & Wellbeing Stakeholder Engagement & Communications. Click this link to […]
The HSE National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) in partnership with Healthy Ireland runs the SunSmart campaign from April to September. The aim of the campaign is to reduce your risk of skin cancer by increasing awareness of, and engagement with, the steps you, your family, friends and colleagues can take to protect your skin from […]
The NCCP ‘Reducing Cancer Risk’ e-learning programme for health and social care professionals is available on www.hseland.ie. The programme aims to develop knowledge and understanding of modifiable cancer risk reduction factors. The 11 modules available on HSeLanD cover the following topics – smoking tobacco, body weight, vaccinations, alcohol, skin protection, radon, cancer screening, eating for […]
Aishling Sheridan, Robert Conway, Edward Murphy, Martina Blake, Maurice Mulcahy, Fenton Howell, Claire Gordon, Frank Doyle, Paul M Kavanagh, The impact of the introduction of tobacco product plain packaging on consumer responses in Ireland: a real-world policy evaluation stratified by socioeconomic groups, European Journal of Public Health, Volume 34, Issue 5, October 2024 NCCP Directory […]
