WHEN women step out on this month’s Pink Ladies’ Sunset Coastal Walk they will be helping to fund a new one-stop breast clinic for the island.
Cancer news
Mother’s lung cancer inspires family to organise fund-raiser
A MOTHER diagnosed with lung cancer has spoken of her pride that her children have organised a charity walk to raise both money and awareness.
Cancer drugs ‘are too costly’
PAYING for cancer drugs which have not been recommended for use on cost grounds could make Guernsey’s health and social services unsustainable, according to the department.
Local men volunteer to help prostate cancer study
THE University of Southampton has begun taking local blood samples for vital research into prostate cancer.
New life-saving cancer screening ready to go
MAJOR steps towards preventing dozens of deaths from cancer every year have been taken, the Guernsey Press can reveal exclusively today.
‘Screening one of main aims‘
A LOCAL charity is giving its support to a States amendment to prioritise bowel cancer screening over museum storage.
Pink was the colour
HUNDREDS of women donned pink T-shirts, feather boas and tutus for this year’s Race for Life.
Alcohol’s cancer link is not widely known
ISLANDERS need to understand the negative impact of drinking alcohol, according to a director of the World Health Organisation.
‘Don’t rely on cigarettes to make a profit, sell something else instead’
IF CIGARETTES are keeping shopkeepers in business then they should change what they sell, according to Health and Social Services minister Hunter Adam.
Kate does the bus-iness for cancer charity cash
A PENSIONER who lost her mother and brother to pancreatic cancer is raising awareness by travelling to 40 radio stations throughout England and the Channel Islands.
Campaigns
Voice For Victims
Voice for Victims is a campaign aimed at promoting the rights of those affected by child sexual abuse.