The NCCP ‘Reducing Cancer Risk’ e-learning programme is available on HSEland. The e-learning programme for health and social care professionals aims to develop knowledge and understanding of modifiable cancer risk reduction factors. The programme consists of 11 short modules on the things we can change to reduce our cancer risk. The 11 modules available on […]
Category: Issue 3 June 2024
The ICPN has produced an easy read ‘Reduce your risk of cancer leaflet’ approved by NALA. You can order free hardcopies or download the leaflet in A4 or A5 size from www.healthpromotion.ie Search for the leaflet under the topic ‘cancer’ using term ‘easy read’.
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SunSmart campaign 2024
The HSE National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) and Healthy Ireland launched the annual SunSmart campaign in April and runs until the end of September to remind people, whether at home or abroad, of the simple ways they can enjoy the sun safely while protecting their skin from the sun’s UV (ultraviolet) rays. We sometimes think […]
Transition year Students in Castleisland Community College, Kerry were crowned winners of the Young Social Innovators 2024 for their skin cancer awareness project called the ‘Sun Smarties’. The students were drawn to this project because skin cancer is the most common cancer in Ireland, with over 11,000 new cases diagnosed every year. The Transition year […]
On World Barrett’s Oesophagus Day (May 16th) researchers from the recently established Breakthrough Cancer Research AllCaN-Oesophageal Network announced they are working on a new treatment approach which aims to target inflammation in people with Barrett’s oesophagus, a condition affecting the food pipe. Barrett’s Oesophagus is characterised by a transformation in the cells lining the […]
The World Federation of Public Health Associations Tobacco Control Working Group are conducting research into the knowledge and attitudes of young adults (18-34 years) in relation to tobacco endgame strategies and e-cigarettes. The data collected here will be used to encourage policymakers in a global context to improve regulations of these harmful products and protect […]
The HSE’s National Screening Service has an active and committed Patient and Public Partnership (PPP) network. PPP volunteers help to develop and evaluate the NSS’s four screening programmes, BowelScreen, BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and Diabetic RetinaScreen, which screens for eye disease linked to diabetes. The NSS is currently recruiting new members to its PPP network – this […]