5 ways your support is saving lives
Thanks to your support, progress is being made in the fight against cancer.
1. Over 100 funded cancer researchers are saving lives in labs across Ireland
Thanks to funds raised by the thousands of generous supporters, cancer researchers are continuing to make amazing progress in stopping cancer by discovering new and better treatments for patients and ways to stop cancer from happening in the first place.
Dr Conor Murphy and John Daly (below) are two such researchers who have been awarded grants for their projects which will look at ways to treat cancer and survive and thrive after diagnosis.
Interested in more research your support is helping to make possible? View some of our research success stories and browse some of the currently funded projects.
2. Cancer patients are receiving free, one-on-one advice and support at Daffodil Centres
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Receiving a cancer diagnosis is difficult enough, but taking in all the information the doctor is saying is another challenge and many patients feel overwhelmed. Thanks to you though, cancer nurses and volunteers are there to support them each step of the way at Irish Cancer Society Daffodil Centres.
There are 13 Daffodil Centres located in hospitals throughout Ireland to provide that place for people impacted by cancer to receive clear and accessible information on any cancer-related issue to help them through their cancer journey.
Read more about the Daffodil Centres that you are raising funds for to make sure everyone has access to help.
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3. Encouraging Irish youth to not start smoking
Each year our X-HALE Youth Awards event brings together 40 youth groups and over 350 young people from across the country as part of our X-HALE campaign. X-HALE works to encourage young people to not take up smoking by developing short films and local community projects – by young people for young people.
Collectively the short films produced received an impressive 20,000 views on YouTube, with the overall senior category prize snagged by Edenderry Youth Café with their short Don’t Let Yourself Rot from the Inside Out:
Programmes like X-HALE are only possible thanks to the amazing support of people like you who donate and fundraise and raise awareness about cancer in their homes, communities and workplaces.
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4. Cancer patients are getting free lifts to their essential chemotherapy treatments
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For many patients in isolated areas it might not be easy to get to hospital to attend cancer treatment. Thanks to the support of our amazing donors and volunteers last year, however patients can get free lifts from volunteer drivers like Margaret (pictured).
Last year over 1,200 volunteers drove over 1,300 patients to their chemotherapy appointments - vital treatments needed to ensure survival.
Read more about our Volunteer Driver Service. Interested in becoming a volunteer driver? Learn what's involved.
5. Patients and their loved ones are paying less in hospital car park charges
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As part of our Park the Charges campaign, over 3,800 people across Ireland signed our online petition to raise awareness about the financial burden faced by cancer patients. As a result, 3 in 5 hospitals across Ireland are now providing free or discounted car parking to cancer patients.
Read more about our Park the Charges campaign.
This is just a sample of what you're making possible. We can't thank you enough for all your support in 2017!
