Irish Cancer Society to host two Facebook Q&As this week

News Article | 17 Apr 2013

Following on from a series of successful live Facebook Q&A sessions over the past six months, the Irish Cancer Society will host two further Q&A sessions this week on the subjects of children’s nutrition and breast cancer respectively.

Nourish Children Week Child Nutrition Facebook Q&A

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To mark Nourish Children Week, which is supported by the Irish Cancer Society and the Irish Heart Foundation, a live Q&A dedicated to children’s nutrition takes place this afternoon (Wednesday).

Two specialist nutritionists will be on hand between 2-4pm today to answer any questions you may have about nutrition and your child.

The inaugural Nourish Children Week was launched by the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (INDI) on Monday.

Among the INDI’s findings are that 1 in 4 primary school children are deemed to be overweight or obese, so the focus of Wednesday’s Q&A will be on what support parents have to do to prevent overweight children becoming obese and treat children who are already obese.

So join us from 2pm today, and if you’d like to ask any questions in advance you can do so in a few different ways:

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Facebook Q&A

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Then, on Thursday, to mark the beginning of the 2013 Fashion Targets Breast Cancer at Brown Thomas and BT2, two specialist breast cancer nurses will be on hand to answer your questions or concerns about breast cancer.

If you can please join us between 2-4pm on Thursday afternoon to take part in the conversation.

Again, there are a number of ways of sending your questions to our nurses in advance: