Cancer Week Ireland a great success in starting conversations about cancer

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Now in its third year, the week was a big success, with organisations and members of the public coming together across the country to talk about cancer.

The theme of Cancer Week Ireland 2016 was ‘New Frontiers in Personalised Cancer Care’. Clubs, community groups and organisations were encouraged to host an event that would start a conversation about cancer.

The resulting call to action led to 40 events being posted on cancerweek.ie involving more than 1,000 participants, with talks, workshops and conferences taking place for young and old across the week.

2016 was the first year that Cancer Week Ireland aimed to be a truly nationwide initiative. An initiative of the Irish Cancer Society and Trinity College Dublin, we now hope to build on the success of this year’s week to make Cancer Week bigger and better in the years ahead.

But we can’t do this without you. Whether it’s a school talk or workplace activity, a coffee morning or evening chat, we’d love you to get involved in Cancer Week 2017 by hosting an event in your local community. For more details check out upcoming editions of our quarterly email newsletter, as well as cancerweek.ie.

Among the events that took place in Cancer Week 2016 were:

Living Well with Cancer, our annual National Conference for Cancer Survivorship organised by the Irish Cancer Society, where anyone who has been affected by cancer had the opportunity to gain insight and practical advice that can make a difference in their daily lives.

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RCSI’s ‘A Day in the Life of a Cancer Researcher’, where primary school pupils got a chance to see what it’s like to be a cancer researcher through interactive workshops and activities.

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Children attending Royal College of Surgeons Ireland's workshop A Day in the Life of a Cancer Researcher

Purple House’s ‘Open Morning’, where the public were invited to see ‘behind the scenes’ of the Wicklow-based cancer support centre.

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Health minister Simon Harris in attendance at Purple House Cancer Support's open morning event 

Visit www.cancerweek.ie for more information or to sign up for emails about future events.