Patient group meets Varadkar over CervicalCheck apology Patient representatives met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris to discuss how the State might formally apologise for overall CervicalCheck failures. Health • 07 Aug 19
Cancer-free: US woman breaks celebratory bell US woman Darla Jaye was so excited to complete her radiotherapy for breast cancer this week, that she jumped at the chance to ring the … News Lens • 18 Jul 19
Harris 'will try' to deal with tribunal access issue The Minister for Health has said he will try to deal with the issue of women who may not be able to get access to … Politics • 03 Jul 19
Pfizer buys cancer drug developer Array for $10.64 bn Pfizer said today it would acquire Array Biopharma for $10.64 billion in cash, giving it access to the target's approved drugs for skin cancer and … Business • 17 Jun 19
Campaigner 'disturbed' at Scally inquiry findings A group representing women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy has said it is "vital" that the recommendations by Dr Gabriel Scally are met. Health • 12 Jun 19
Couple awarded $2bn in US weed killer cancer trial A jury in California has awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer. US • 14 May 19
Number of cancer cases set to double by 2045 - report The number of cases of cancer could double by 2045 if current rates continue into the future, according to a new report from the National … Health • 09 Apr 19
Terminally-ill woman settles High Court case for €2.5m A woman with terminal cervical cancer has settled her High Court action over the alleged misreading of a smear test, for €2.5 million. Courts • 04 Apr 19
HPV vaccine campaigner will 'save thousands of lives' The legacy of HPV vaccine campaigner Laura Brennan, who died yesterday from cervical cancer, will be that she will save thousands of lives, Vicky Phelan … Health • 21 Mar 19
Investors flee Bayer after second Roundup trial blow The threat to German chemical giant Bayer and subsidiary Monsanto from US litigation swelled today, when its share price plunged after a jury ruled weedkiller … Business • 20 Mar 19
150,000 smear tests held up in NHS backlog A audit of cancer screening in England has found that not one NHS screening programme – including those for bowel, breast or cervical cancer – … Health • 01 Feb 19
Pfizer forecasts 2019 revenue and profit below targets Pfizer has today forecast 2019 profit and sales below Wall Street estimates as it expects to take a blow from a stronger dollar and as … Business • 29 Jan 19
3D nipple tattoo helps woman after mastectomy A tattoo artist from Co Kildare says she is "empowering" cancer survivors by providing them with inkings to cover their mastectomy scars. News Lens • 23 Jan 19
Eli Lilly buys Loxo Oncology in $8 billion cancer push Eli Lilly said today it would buy Loxo Oncology for about $8 billion in cash, buying into a portfolio of targeted medicines to treat cancers … Business • 07 Jan 19
All cervical cancer patients to get experimental drug The Clinical Director of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics has said the experimental drug Pembrolizumab (Pembro) will be made available to all women suffering from … Health • 20 Dec 18
Bowel cancer research to lead to better outcomes Better analysis of bowel cancer tumours could produce improved outcomes for patients, researchers said. Health • 17 Dec 18
High Court judge warns of volume of cancer cases A High Court judge has warned that people who have sued over alleged delays in cancer diagnosis and alleged misdiagnosis may have passed away before … Courts • 29 Nov 18
CUH breast cancer team 'demoralised' over scan delays A team of breast cancer consultants and specialist nurses at Cork University Hospital have clashed with senior management over services at the hospital. Health • 27 Nov 18
No other cases in review of genetic test transcriptions Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin has said that its review following an error in communicating a genetic test for an adult in 2009 has … Health • 23 Nov 18
Trinity scientists develop therapy to treat rare cancer A new therapy that may hold potential for treating a rare soft-tissue cancer that most commonly affects young people has been developed by scientists at … Science and Technology • 20 Nov 18
Crumlin reviewing 3,500 genetic test transcriptions Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Dublin is conducting a precautionary review of around 3,500 transcriptions of BRCA genetic test results, due to what it believes … Health • 20 Nov 18
Calls for drug to be made available to cancer patients Labour's Health spokesperson Alan Kelly has called for a cancer drug currently available to the 221 women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy to be made … Health • 15 Nov 18
Husband wants answers after wife dies from cancer The husband of a 60-year-old woman who died last month following a cervical cancer diagnosis says he wants more answers in relation to the CervicalCheck … Ireland • 20 Nov 18
US judge upholds Monsanto verdict but slashes award A US judge has upheld a jury verdict against Bayer subsidiary Monsanto in a historic case regarding the cancer danger of some of its weed … World • 23 Oct 18
Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral to pass Govt Buildings Emma Mhic Mhathúna's funeral tomorrow will pass by Leinster House, Government Buildings, and the Department of Health, her family has said. Ireland • 09 Oct 18
